Molhem Barakat (8 March 1995 in Aleppo – 20 December 2013 in Aleppo) [1] was a Syrian photojournalist who covered the Syrian Civil War for Reuters. He was killed in 2013 during the Battle of Aleppo.
Barakat began working as a photojournalist for the Reuters news agency in May 2013. [2] [3] [4] His age in December of that year is quoted as 17 or 18, possibly making him a minor at the time. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Barakat was killed on 20 December 2013 during the battle to control the al-Kindi Hospital in Aleppo, alongside his brother, a Syrian rebel. [7] [8] [9] Reuters was widely criticized for sending an "inexperienced teenager" into a war zone. [4] [10] A photograph of Barakat's bloodstained camera was distributed by the Aleppo Media Center. [5] [6] [10]