Japanese Journalist Killed in Syria

Japanese journalist Mika Yamamoto has been killed while covering the ongoing conflict in Syria, Japan’s government confirmed on Monday. Yamamoto was a veteran war correspondent for Japan Press, and had covered the Afghan war and the U.S.-led invasion of Baghdad. A YouTube video posted Monday by an activist in Syria reportedly showed Yamamato’s body, although it’s not clear where and when she died. Meanwhile, President Obama told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that if chemical weapons fall into the wrong hands, it’s a “red line” for the U.S.