The journalist for the Fasania newspaper was abducted by criminal gangs and later murdered. His body, found near the health centre in Sebha, had 13 bullets embedded in it and showed clear signs of torture. Sebha has been a centre of a conflict between military groups and criminal gangs and journalists reporting on it had been facing growing dangers. Abdel Karim and his colleagues at Fasaniah had been frequently threatened for reporting in this troubled city.
