Abdelkarim Al-Jarbani, Yemen

Photographer and reporter Abdelkarim Al-Jarbani was killed on July 21, 2016 while covering fighting in northwest Yemen between pro-government forces and Houthi rebels.  Al-Jarbani, 25, was reportedly embedded with pro-government forces when he was shot by a sniper. He worked for online media outlets Ma’reb Press and Yemen Al-Aan.

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