Naji al Jerf

Yusuf Hamed Eshverihi, a member of ISIL was convicted on 9 June 2017 after three other suspects were acquitted based on a lack of evidence. The trial was behind closed doors, al Jerf's family was not represented in the trial by a lawyer, relative, or representative of any Syrian organization. They received updates on the trial through media reports, because they were not given direct access to the trial. He has been sentenced to two life sentences for the murder of al Jerf and for "trying to overthrow the constitutional order" by joining the Islamic State. In addition, he was sentenced to another five years and five months in jail on charges of the “possession of explosive material” and the “possession of an illegal gun”.

Naji al Jerf (Arabic: ناجي الجرف) (1977 – 27 December 2015), also known as "Uncle", a Syrian journalist, filmmaker, editor and both a co-founder and filmmaker for the organization Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently in Gaziantep, Turkey, was known for his reporting about ISIS and uncovering their secrets before he was assassinated.

Daesh (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the murder that very night. This organization also claimed responsibility for the murder of two of his colleagues, beheaded in early November 2015 in Şanliurfa, Turkey.

Al Jerf was killed in Gaziantep, Turkey, where he had been since leaving Syria in 2012 and was documenting atrocities performed by ISIL and the Syrian Government. Before Al Jerf was shot, he had been receiving death threats from ISIS over fake Facebook accounts. His death happened during the day around 3:20 p.m. when he was at a restaurant to order some food for his daughters. While he was waiting outside a restaurant, in downtown Gaziantep, a white car drove by and a masked man with a silencer shot Al Jerf. He was taken to the Aralık State Hospital where he later died.