(Zaman Al Wasl)- Zaman al-Wasl news site mourns its local reporter in Idlib province, Ammar Bakour, who lost his life on Sunday in regime air strikes on the town of al-Dana.
Bakour passed away with 8 civilians when the regime warplanes rocked the the town with 4 vacuum missiles. The attack has also left 20 more wounded.
Editor in-chief, Fathi Bayoud, said: "when Ammar's death news was surfaced, we tried a double-check to find out the truth, we looked at his WhatsApp's account, he was last seen at 9:53 Sunday morning, before the deadly airstrike.
Ammar’s messages were full of life and enthusiastic , he was keep to send breaking news, happiness was felt from his words when he send victories’ news, while sadness and pain prevailed his words while reporting a massacres.
Ammar has provided Zaman al-Wasl with a breaking news about Aleppo’s great battle, 15 days earlier from all news agencies, but due to disagreement and condemnations and criticizing, we in the newspaper cancelled the report, and now regret doing that.
Ammar, was born in Idlib, lived in Aleppo, graduated from the media college in University of Damascus, worked in Baladna newspaper, joined the revolution since the start, moved to Egypt, worked in Sorya al-Ghad TV satellite channel, to return to Turkey then to Aleppo then worked in Siraj press site later.
He preferred to return to Idlib, and settled in it after having his son “Adam”, and worked to Zaman al-Wasl as a correspondent, he sadly passed away with 10 civilians, while 20 more were wounded, when the regime warplanes rocked the town with 4 vacuum missiles.
Bakour passed away with 8 civilians when the regime warplanes rocked the the town with 4 vacuum missiles. The attack has also left 20 more wounded.
Editor in-chief, Fathi Bayoud, said: "when Ammar's death news was surfaced, we tried a double-check to find out the truth, we looked at his WhatsApp's account, he was last seen at 9:53 Sunday morning, before the deadly airstrike.
Ammar’s messages were full of life and enthusiastic , he was keep to send breaking news, happiness was felt from his words when he send victories’ news, while sadness and pain prevailed his words while reporting a massacres.
Ammar has provided Zaman al-Wasl with a breaking news about Aleppo’s great battle, 15 days earlier from all news agencies, but due to disagreement and condemnations and criticizing, we in the newspaper cancelled the report, and now regret doing that.
Ammar, was born in Idlib, lived in Aleppo, graduated from the media college in University of Damascus, worked in Baladna newspaper, joined the revolution since the start, moved to Egypt, worked in Sorya al-Ghad TV satellite channel, to return to Turkey then to Aleppo then worked in Siraj press site later.
He preferred to return to Idlib, and settled in it after having his son “Adam”, and worked to Zaman al-Wasl as a correspondent, he sadly passed away with 10 civilians, while 20 more were wounded, when the regime warplanes rocked the town with 4 vacuum missiles.
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