Two prominent media activists killed in Syria's Idlib

IDLIB, Syria

Two Syrian media activists were killed Friday by unknown gunmen in Syria’s northern Idlib province, according to Syrian opposition sources.

Masked attackers in a car instantly killed the two activists -- identified as Raed al-Fares and Hamoud al-Junaid -- in the town of Kafr Nubl in Idlib’s southern countryside, the sources told Anadolu Agency.

The gunmen fled the scene after the attack, the same sources added.

Al-Junaid, a cameraman, had covered anti-regime demonstrations in Kafr Nubl, while al-Fares was known as a prominent anti-regime activist.

Al-Fares had also worked for several media outlets and was serving as the director of Kafr Nubl’s opposition-affiliated media office.