(Damascus, Syria) None of the scars of war, any war, but particularly civil conflicts is more heart wrenching than that ruining the lives of children. Over the past 8 years of war in Syria, thousands of children have been killed,...
(Damascus, Syria) Very few minorities in the world, especially in the Middle East, have had their centuries-old dream of an independent homeland go through so many ups and downs, hope and despair, as the Kurds have been through. Kurds themselves...
In order to save the life of Gabriele Micalizzi all that was needed was a simple helmet, the same type that distinguishes a reporter from all of the other individuals who are engaged on a battlefield. The word “Press” written...
Tall Abyad (Syria) “I used to be a terrorist but now that is all over and, thanks be to Allah, I am still alive. I hope one day to go back to leading a normal life in Italy with my...
Qamishli (Syria) I was on my way back towards the Syrian-Iraqi border when I received the call from the Brazilian photographer, Gabriel Cheim, that made my blood run cold. “The RPG flew across my eyes, hit a Kurdish fighter and...
Baghouz (Syria) “Strike, strike, strike,” yells the Kurdish fighter, lying on the roof of a house turned front-line post, finger on the trigger of a machine gun. The roar of American dive-bombers is bloodcurdling and, a moment later, the terrifying...
Manbij (Syria) The white, blue and red flag of Moscow is waving next to the banner of the Syrian government about thirty kilometers from Manbij, the stronghold in the hands of the Kurds, which the Turks want to wipe out....
Abu Bakr al Baghdadi was born on July 28th 1971. By a strange twist of fate the man who in 2014 would proclaim himself the “Caliph” was born in the small town of Samarra, north of Baghdad; with a population...
The struggle to liberate Raqqa from the Islamic State represents a fundamental piece in Washington’s strategy to strengthen its presence in Syria. While the government of Bashar al-Assad, supported by the Russian Federation and by the Islamic Republic of Iran,...
From Damascus. The road which from Libya leads to Syria is continually dotted with checkpoints. Loyalists check every vehicle passing through because the risk of attacks is still very high. Gli Occhi della Guerra have once again returned to Syria....
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