Khaled al-Khatib

The correspondent for the Russia international broadcaster RT in central Syria was killed while covering fighting between the Syrian army and the so-called Islamic State group. In a statement, the Kremlin-backed TV station said that Khaled al-Khalid who worked for RT Arabic-language service, was killed during shelling from the IS in the eastern parts of Homs province which hit a Syrian army’s position in Sukhnan, al-Baghaliya.

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