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| Video captures RT Arabic contributor Khaled Alkhateb’s last seconds before death at hands of ISIS | Video captures RT Arabic contributor Khaled Alkhateb’s last seconds before death at hands of ISIS |
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| The footage from July 30 captures the calm as RT contributor Khaled Alkhateb conducts his final interview, and the panic after a mortar shell strikes the same spot, killing both the journalist and his subject. | The footage from July 30 captures the calm as RT contributor Khaled Alkhateb conducts his final interview, and the panic after a mortar shell strikes the same spot, killing both the journalist and his subject. |
| Muutaz Yaqoub, the cameraman who supplied the footage, says Alkhateb was warned that the assignment near Al-Sukhnah, in the Syrian province of Homs, a frontline where the government is fighting Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) militants was unsecured, but would not take no for an answer. | |
| In the footage, he is interviewing General Muhsin Jammiah, who describes the Syrian Army’s pursuit maneuvers, while being filmed by one cameraman close up, and another at a distance. | In the footage, he is interviewing General Muhsin Jammiah, who describes the Syrian Army’s pursuit maneuvers, while being filmed by one cameraman close up, and another at a distance. |
| According to Yaqoub, as the interview was wrapping up, a tank located next to the journalist unleashed two rounds against a known IS position, and before Alkhateb and Jammiah could move away, the militants replied, using the kind of portable launcher ubiquitous in the conflict. | According to Yaqoub, as the interview was wrapping up, a tank located next to the journalist unleashed two rounds against a known IS position, and before Alkhateb and Jammiah could move away, the militants replied, using the kind of portable launcher ubiquitous in the conflict. |
| In the next part of the video, there are cries off-screen of “Are they going to fire again?” | In the next part of the video, there are cries off-screen of “Are they going to fire again?” |
| Then soldiers in uniform can be seen scattering among the equipment, while one tank appears to be smeared in blood. | Then soldiers in uniform can be seen scattering among the equipment, while one tank appears to be smeared in blood. |
| “I am wounded! I am wounded!” shouts another voice off-camera, as the footage cuts off. | “I am wounded! I am wounded!” shouts another voice off-camera, as the footage cuts off. |
| Alkhateb and Jammiah were killed instantly, while Yaqoub and several of the troops suffered minor injuries. | Alkhateb and Jammiah were killed instantly, while Yaqoub and several of the troops suffered minor injuries. |
| Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of the journalist, who worked for several channels in Syria, before he started contributing to reports on RT Arabic in April this year. | Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of the journalist, who worked for several channels in Syria, before he started contributing to reports on RT Arabic in April this year. |
| A ceremony at RT’s headquarters in Moscow was attended by diplomats from multiple Middle Eastern states, including the Syrian ambassador. | A ceremony at RT’s headquarters in Moscow was attended by diplomats from multiple Middle Eastern states, including the Syrian ambassador. |
| An annual journalism prize has been instituted by RT in his memory to celebrate the “bravery and sacrifice” of correspondents risking their lives in war zones. | An annual journalism prize has been instituted by RT in his memory to celebrate the “bravery and sacrifice” of correspondents risking their lives in war zones. |
| “This will in no way save his life, but I feel that in some way he knows and appreciates this token of remembrance,” said RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan, as she announced the award. | “This will in no way save his life, but I feel that in some way he knows and appreciates this token of remembrance,” said RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan, as she announced the award. |