On June 12, 2012, a car of the Syrian News Channel became the target of an armed attack by a group of gunmen in the town of Al-Haffa near the city of Latakia.

According to journalist Mazen Mohammad, an armed group opened fire towards their car while trying to cover the events in Al-Haffa near the National Hospital.

The official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) announced that the assailants had also ransacked the offices of the TV station during the attack that was carried out at the early hours of the day.

An armed group kidnapped on August 10, 2012, four team members of the Syrian News Channel in al-Tall area of Damascus Countryside.

[citation needed] Mohammed al-Ashram, cameraman for Syrian News Channel was shot dead in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor on October 10, 2012.