Syrian journalist Naji Jerf who exposed ISIS atrocities murdered in Turkey

Naji Jerf, A Syrian activist and journalist known for his work exposing the brutality of the Islamic State group (ISIS), was shot dead  with a silenced handgun by unknown assailants near the Syrian border in the Southern Turkish town of Gaziantep on Sunday, December 27 and died after being transferred to hospital.     
Naji Jerf, 37, was walking down the street when a gunman shot him in the head, according to local reports. No one has claimed responsibility for the killing yet, but some ISIS supporters celebrated Jerf's death with posts on social media. Some local news outlets believe Jerf's well-known reporting on ISIS may have been the reason he was targeted.
In mid-December, Jerf posted a documentary on the rise of ISIS in Aleppo, which had aired on Arab-language news outlets. The film exposed the murder of Syrian activists by ISIS during the group's occupation of Aleppo in 2013 and 2014. It aired on Al-Arabiya and was viewed more than 12 million times on the outlet's YouTube channel.
Jerf was also the editor-in-chief of an independent monthly magazine called Hentah, which supports the Syrian opposition. A day before he was killed, Jerf posted a photo to his Facebook page showing him reading the latest edition of the magazine.                Esin E., a friend disclosed on twitter that  al-Jarf was granted asylum in France and was move there with his family today, Monday, December 29.

"Naji Jerf was killed today in Gaziantep. He and his family had been granted asylum in France,&were to leave tomorrow. We 're all in shock." he tweeted.

"We call on Turkish authorities to bring the killers of Naji Jerf to justice swiftly and transparently, and to step up measures to protect all Syrian journalists on Turkish soil," said the nonprofit’s regional coordinator.