19 December 2024 | CPJ
Kurdish journalist killed in suspected Turkish drone strike
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Nazim Dashdan was killed with his colleague Jihan Belkin in a suspected Turkish drone attack on December 19, 2024, on the road between Tishreen Dam and the town of Sarrin, a sub-district of Kobani (Ain Al Arab) in northeastern Aleppo, Syria, according to multiple news reports and Belkin’s employer, who spoke to CPJ.
Both journalists were inside a car while moving between locations as they were covering the recent clashes between Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Turkish-backed opposition forces Syrian National Army (SNA), which has been supported by Turkish airstrikes during its offensive. Their driver, Aziz Haj Bozan, was also injured in the attack.
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