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Syrian journalist who was critical of ISIL is gunned down in Turkey

2015-12-29 192 Dailymotion

A Syrian filmmaker who had been documenting atrocities committed in Syria has been gunned down in Turkey.<br /><br /> Naji Jerf was part of the Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently campaign which, according to its website, was “launched by a group of non-violent activists in Raqqa.”<br /><br /> The group had been critical of both the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the group calling itself Islamic State, or ISIL.<br /><br /> Mr Naji has recently completed a documentary about ISIL which had been broadcast on Al-Arabiya television and YouTube.<br /><br /> An unnamed relative said: “Naji Jorf was killed because he was interested in the cause of Syrian people. He was an authentic nationalist. <br /><br /> “He was not looking for the identity of his killers, he was looking for a national identity to make it higher. <br /><br /> “His profession in the information field was very important to him…The worshipers of death such as Daesh [ISIL] and similar, is what killed Naji Al-Jorf.”<br /><br /> No group or person has claimed responsibility for the

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