Syrian News Channel

Syrian News Channel (Arabic: الإخبارية السورية‎), also known as alikhbaria Syria or Al-Ikhbariyah Syria, is a state-run[1] television station based in Damascus, Syria, launched in December 15, 2010. The network is known to be loyal to the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.[2] The channel is headed by Imad Sara.

This article is about the television channel. For the Islamic School of the Al-Ikhbariyya, see Akhbari.
Syrian News Channel
CountrySyria
Broadcast areaSyria
Egypt
Europe
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Lebanon
Republic of Abkhazia
Russia
Turkey
HeadquartersDamascus, Syria
Programming
Language(s)Arabic
History
LaunchedDecember 15, 2010
Availability
Satellite
Arabsat-5A12593 H - 3000 - 3/4
Nilesat 10211919 H - 27500 - 5/6
Eutelsat 25A11585 V - 27500 - 3/4
Express AM2212549 H - 8800 - 3/4
Streaming media
Syrian News Channel LiveFree

Syrian News Channel during the Syrian crisis

On June 12, 2012, a car of the Syrian News Channel became the target of an armed attack by a group of gunmen in the town of Al-Haffa near the city of Latakia. Syrian News Channel correspondent Mazen Mohammad was hit in his hand while cameraman Fadi Yakoub was hit in his chest. Both journalists were immediately admitted to the National Hospital in Latakia. According to journalist Mazen Mohammad, an armed group opened fire towards their car while trying to cover the events in Al-Haffa near the National Hospital.[3]

In the early morning of 27 June 2012, a group of gunmen attacked the main building of the Syrian News Channel in Damascus countryside.[4] Three staff members of the Syrian News Channel and four security guards were killed during the attack on the headquarters of the TV station.[5][6] The three killed staff members are, Zaid Kahel, Mohammad Shamma and Sami Abu Amin. The official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) announced that the assailants had also ransacked the offices of the TV station during the attack that was carried out at the early hours of the day. The assailants stormed the offices of Syrian News Channel, planted explosives in the studios and blew them up along with the equipment.[7] Five buildings in the complex were destroyed in the attack.[2] The attacks have been attributed to al Nusra, an al-Qaeda affiliated extremist group.

An armed group kidnapped on August 10, 2012, four team members of the Syrian News Channel in al-Tall area of Damascus Countryside. The crew members are, Journalist Yara Saleh, Cameraman Abdullah Tabreh, Cameraman Assistant Hatem Abu Yehya and the driver Hussam Imad. However, the armed forces freed the team seven days later. Three colleagues were released except of Hatem Abu Yehya who was killed by the armed groups.[8]

On September 5, 2012, Syrian Television Channels broadcast were broken off on Arabsat and Nilesat, including Syrian News Channel.

On September 27, 2012, the Syrian News Channel was hijacked for about 90 seconds by unknown sides.[9]

Mohammed al-Ashram, cameraman for Syrian News Channel was shot dead in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor on October 10, 2012.[10]

President Bashar al-Assad gave an interview on April 17, 2013, to Syrian News Channel.[11]

On 27 May 2013, Yara Abbas, a prominent female Syrian war reporter for the Syrian News Channel, was killed by rebels near the military air base of al-Dabaa in the central province of Homs. The cameraman Osama Dayoub and driver Badr Awad were injured in the attack.[12][13]

Headquarters

A large studio in Drousha and a smaller studio, which can be hooked up to the headquarters for down-the-line interviews, is located in Gomarek Square to accommodate live guests.[14]

See also
  • List of journalists killed during the Syrian civil war

References
  1. "الهيئة العامة للإذاعة والتلفزيون - سورية". www.ortas.gov.sy. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  2. "Seven staffers die in TV station 'massacre'". www.heraldsun.com.au. June 27, 2012.
  3. "Two journalists from al-Ikhbariya TV injured by armed group's fire in Al-Haffa". Archived from the original on July 12, 2012.
  4. "Armed Terrorist Group Attacks al-Ikhbariya TV Channel, Three Journalists Martyred". Archived from the original on July 4, 2012.
  5. Nordland, Rod; Cowell, Alan (June 27, 2012). "Attack Destroys Pro-Government TV Station Near Damascus" – via NYTimes.com.
  6. "Gunmen storm pro-Assad Syria TV". June 27, 2012 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/06/27/248181/three-killed-in-syria-state-tv-attack/
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2012-10-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/09/28/263956/syrian-tv-broadcast-signal-hijacked/
  10. "Al-Ikhbariya cameraman killed after Black September for citizen journalists | Reporters without borders". RSF. October 10, 2012.
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-06. Retrieved 2013-05-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. "Syrian female TV correspondent Yara Abbas killed in Homs". The Independent. May 27, 2013.
  13. Greenslade, Roy (May 29, 2013). "Syrian TV reporter killed in sniper attack" – via www.theguardian.com.
  14. https://web.archive.org/web/20110706131944/http://www.forwardsyria.com/story/400/Broadcast%20media:%20Open%20to%20new%20players. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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