'Assassinated' War Correspondent Marie Colvin, Lawsuit Filed by Her Relatives Claims
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This is according to a sworn statement a former Syrian intelligence oicer made in a wrongful death suit iled by her relatives. The 56-year-old Sunday Times reporter died alongside French photographer Remi Ochlik, 28, in a rocket attack on the besieged city of Homs. ADVERTISING Like +1 Daily Mail Daily Mail Follow Follow @DailyMail Daily Mail Follow Follow @dailymailuk Daily Mail FEMAIL TODAY The intelligence defector, code named EXCLUSIVE: Tristan Ulysses, says Assad's military and Thompson caught on intelligence oicials sought to capture or video locking lips with a brunette at NYC club kill journalists and media activists in just days before Khloe Homs. Kardashian is set to give birth to their baby The city was at the centre of the pro- Arrow star Katie democratic revolution that erupted Cassidy reveals she turned down the chance across Syria in the spring of 2011. to date Prince Harry because she didn't want to be known as his 'girl' He said that when Ms Colvin's death was David Cassidy's girl conirmed, Syrian Major General Raiq Shahadah exclaimed: 'Marie Colvin was a Kim Kardashian and sister Kourtney sport dog and now she's dead. Let the tiny bikinis in Turks and Caicos for National Americans help her now.' Sibling Day The sisters are currently At that time, Maj Gen Shahadah was a on a beach getaway security oicial in Homs. He now runs Laverne Cox, 45, the Syrian military intelligence FINALLY debuts photo +2 of hunky boyfriend after directorate. meeting on Tinder NINE months ago The pair looked very cozy The Syrian government has not Syria President Bashar Assad's forces allegedly targeted veteran war together responded to the lawsuit, but Assad has correspondent Marie Colvin denied that his forces targeted and killed Singer Aubrey O'Day shares sultry lingerie Ms Colvin in 2012 to silence her snaps amid Donald Trump Jr. divorce drama reporting on the conlict. Former Danity Kane star posted VERY provocative photos The New York City native was reporting on the Syrian government's bombing of residential areas when she was killed by a rocket attack on a media centre. 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'How lucky am I': Jennifer Garner pays In Baba Amr, they toured a ield hospital and a cellar called the 'widow's basement' tribute to her sisters Melissa and Susannah where mostly women and children sought shelter from the bombs. on National Siblings Day Shared a collage of her They led through the same tunnel and iled a story, which was published on sisters February 19 2012. The next day, the two returned to the media centre where they witnessed even Kendall Jenner models braids and razor-thin heavier shelling that kept them from leeing. sunglasses for Ferrari joyride in LA They stayed and on February 21 2012, Ms Colvin gave live interviews over the media Wore red and white Adidas sneakers and centre's satellite link to the BBC and CNN. Syrian forces were 'shelling with impunity carried a track jacket and a merciless disregard for the civilians who simply cannot escape', she said. ADVERTISEMENT That day, an informant told Syrian intelligence oicers the location of the media centre. That corresponded with information the intelligence oicers had obtained from their satellite interception device, which had pinpointed that same location as the place where Ms Colvin did her broadcast interviews with the BBC and CNN, the lawsuit said. At about 9.30am local time on February 22 2012 the centre was destroyed by several rockets. Ms Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik were killed and several other people were injured. The defector's deposition includes a low chart identifying eight Syrian oicials who were involved in the attack on the media centre where Ms Colvin was killed. He said this includes Assad's brother, Maher, who leads the army's elite 4th Armoured Division. The defector claims Assad's brother gave one of the eight oicials a new, black Hyundai Genesis as 'a reward for the successful operation' against the media centre in Baba Amr, a working-class neighbourhood of Homs. 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