Complex sentence: She was seriously wounded in the Suleiman al Halabi district of the city during a clash between Syrian opposite forces and pro-government forces on 20 August 2012; fellow journalist Kazutaka Sato stated that Yamamoto's death occurred when pro-regime troops appeared and started "random shooting".
Split into simpler sentences: She was seriously wounded in the Suleiman al Halabi district of the city during a clash between Syrian opposite forces and pro-government forces on 20 August 2012. Fellow journalist Kazutaka Sato stated that Yamamoto's death occurred when as pro-regime troops appeared and started "random shooting".