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February 1, 2019

Court: Syrian Gov't Responsible for Killing War Reporter Marie Colvin
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A federal court in Washington, D.C., found the Syrian government
responsible for the 2012 killing of celebrated U.S. war reporter Marie
Colvin. Colvin, a reporter for The Sunday Times, died in Homs, Syria,
after a direct strike on a building where she was staying with other
journalists. The court ordered Syria to pay $300 million in punitive
damages. Colvin's family brought the lawsuit against the Syrian
government, saying they targeted Marie Colvin hours after she had
broadcast live from the building on CNN and spoke of indiscriminate
shelling by the Assad government. French photojournalist Rémi Ochlik
also died in the attack. According to the Committee to Protect
Journalists, at least 126 journalists have been killed covering the
conflict in Syria.


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