Belgian-born French journalist Yves Debay was shot once in the head and once in the chest in Aleppo, reported Reuters. He was taken to Turkey, where medical staff pronounced him dead.
“France condemns this odious act and expresses its condolences, its sympathy and its solidarity with the friends and family of Yves Debay,” French President Francois Hollande said in a statement.
Al Jazeera freelance reporter Mohamed Al-Massalma, who used the pseudonym of Mohamed Al-Horani, was shot three times while covering the front lines in the town of Busra Al-Harir in the countryside of Daraa, the news channel said Friday