Is the affect portrayed in the input text neutral?

Input Text: "MT @user #Syria, Deir Ezzor: Ali Bashar al-theeb was martyred. He was a soldier of the Free Syrian Army.  Wednesday, 3 October 2012."
"MT @user #Syria, Deir Ezzor: Ali Bashar al-theeb was martyred. He was a soldier of the Free Syrian Army.  Wednesday, 3 October 2012."