Three Syrian journalists were killed while covering the events taking place in northern Syria a few days ago. In an airstrike on the university hospital in the city of Aleppo carried out by warplanes belonging to the Syrian regime forces, journalists Ahmed Al-Omar and Alaa Al-Abrash were killed while covering developments in the city. Journalist Mustafa al-Sarout was also killed in the Ashrafieh neighborhood of Aleppo after his car was shot at by security forces. Syria has witnessed the killing of dozens of journalists over the years, most of them at the hands of the Syrian regime forces. The Syrian Network for Human Rights documented in a report issued last May the killing of 717 journalists and media workers in Syria since March 2011, indicating that the Syrian regime bears the greatest responsibility for the violations against journalists. The network recorded 1,358 cases of arrest and kidnapping of journalists and media workers, including 9 women and 17 foreign journalists who are still under arrest or forcibly disappeared, and 392 of them are still under arrest or forcibly disappeared by the Syrian regime forces. According to Reporters Without Borders, Syria ranked 179th out of 180 countries in the world in terms of press freedom this year. Syria is the most dangerous country in the world for journalists, yet hundreds of its citizens risk their lives to take photos, record videos, and send reports about the civil conflict, the organization said in a report. Many of them seek to get their reports to the international community, while others want to raise awareness on the ground. Many fear that without their work, the atrocities committed in this conflict will remain undocumented. In the latest report by Reporters Without Borders on the Syrian issue, Jonathan Dagher, director of the Middle East desk at Reporters Without Borders, said: “There is no safe area for journalists in Syria.” In a statement, Reporters Without Borders and the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression said that Syria still poses a danger to journalists. The two organizations called for shedding light on the protection of Syrian journalists, and noted that Syria ranks second to last on the World Press Freedom Index.