Marie Colvin, an American-born reporter for the London Sunday Timers who was a long-time war reporter since the gulf war succumbed to death together with Remi Ochlik( french photographer) after a shelter by the syrian army where they stay was hit by a rocket.
According to reports she began wearing an eye-patch after losing the sight in her left eye when coming under Sri Lankan government RPG shrapnel fire on April 16, 2001.She was attacked after calling out "journalist, journalist!" while reporting on the Sri Lankan Civil War. Colvin was also a witness and an intermediary during the final days of the war in Sri Lanka and reported on war crimes that were committed during this phase.
According to reports, Colvin illegally crossed into syria on the back of motorcross motorcycle due to syrian government's attempt to prevent foreign journalist from covering the 2011-2012 syrian uprising.Colvin was stationed in the western Baba Amr district of the city of Homs, and made her last broadcast on the evening of February 21, appearing on the BBC, Channel4, CNN and ITN News via satellite phone.
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