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Hot water for dinner in hunger-hit besieged Syria town
Manal was boiling water on the stove in the besieged Syrian town of Hamouria, hoping to convince her four children that she is cooking,...


Siege Notes
A town under siege is but a big prison trapping you and your loved ones inside, with no possibility of breaking out.The only escape is to...


Four children still alive at that time
Well, it was a crazy day like other days back then, I was sitting by my house when the warplanes launched a strike dropping four...


If I remain alive: The Ghouta diaries
On February 18, 2018, Syrian regime forces intensified their bombardment of Eastern Ghouta, an area home to almost 400,000 people that...


Escape from war
Abdulmonam Eassa is a photographer who has been one of the key contributors to AFP’s coverage of the Syrian government’s offensive on...


Life so full of blood
Eastern Ghouta, Syria -- Life has become so scary and so full of blood. Before, the shelling was concentrated in the areas where rebels...
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