political figure

Naji al-Jerf

ناجي الجرف

Journeys

Documenting ISIS from Exile — Killed in Exile

Naji al-Jerf fled Syria to tell the truth about ISIS from safety. ISIS followed him to Turkey and killed him on the street. His murder was a message to every Syrian journalist in exile: there was no safe distance from which to document the truth.

Biography

Naji al-Jerf was a Syrian journalist and editor-in-chief of Hentah magazine, one of the few independent publications to operate inside ISIS-controlled Aleppo governorate. He was shot dead in Gaziantep, Turkey, in December 2015 after receiving multiple death threats from ISIS. Al-Jerf had documented the group's crimes and its persecution of journalists inside Syria, and his assassination underscored the mortal danger facing reporters who exposed the group.

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Key Facts

Born:1978

Place:Deir ez-Zor, Syria

Died:2015-12-27

Nationality:Syrian