An image grab taken from a propaganda video released on March 17, 2014 by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's al-Furqan Media allegedly shows ISIL fighters raising their weapons at an undisclosed location in the Anbar province (AFP Photo)
War Reporters Lament News 'Black Holes' In IS-held Zones -- AFP
Bayeux (France) (AFP) - Kidnappings, beheadings, a hatred of journalists: the areas controlled by the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria have become "black holes" of news where even war-hardened reporters dare not venture.
Speaking on the sidelines of the annual Bayeux-Calvados awards for war correspondents in northwestern France, where three of seven prizes went to coverage of the conflict in Syria, journalists used to danger zones said reporting on areas overrun by jihadists had become near-impossible.
"We don't know what is going on in Fallujah, in Ramadi, in Mosul. These are big (Iraqi) cities," said Jean-Pierre Perrin, a reporter for Liberation daily.
"It's a war without witnesses."
Read more ....
My Comment: The Islamic State knows that controlling the news will only enhance it's allure to attract foreign recruits as well as keeping morale among it's own soldiers high.
Update: While war correspondents may be fearful of covering the news in Islamic State controlled regions .... some do have a front view to the war .... DISPATCH FROM THE KOBANE BORDER: From just a few hundred yards away the Mail’s SAM GREENHILL watches the life-and-death struggle of Kurds desperately fighting ISIS maniacs as UN warns of a massacre (Daily Mail).
No comments:
Post a Comment