War Crimes Linked to Journalists' Deaths French authorities issued arrest warrants for Bashar al-Assad and six officials. Marie Colvin and Rémi Ochlik were killed in 2012 in Homs, Syria. Warrants charge Assad and others with war crimes linked to journalists' deaths. Journalism | Investigation | War Crimes Syria Bashar al-Assad | Marie Colvin | Rémi Ochlik 2 weeks ago