Abdul Rahman Orfalli

Abdul Rahman Orfalli was one of the first organizers of the anti-government Syrian uprising, who was reported to have been killed in heavy shelling by the Syrian army in an offensive on Homs.

The Homs Coordination Committee said heavy shelling killed Orfalli, 23, and that he was one of the principal organizers of the first protests in the city last March, CNN reported. He had been arrested twice and tortured during a five-month detainment before returning to Homs to lead anti-government demonstrations, the group said.