This is a news report filmed in Syria in 2016. A reporter and cameraman wearing bulletproof vests and helmets stand against the backdrop of a Mil Mi-24, an attack helicopter developed by the Soviet Union The Syrian conflict, which began in 2011 as a protest against the dictatorship of President Bashar al-Assad in the wake of the "Arab Spring," is primarily It has expanded into an all-out war between the Syrian government, backed by Russia and Iran, and rebel forces, backed by the United States and its many allies. The Syrian conflict continues to this day and has created many refugees.
People who go to dangerous places to report on war. Many journalists focus on conflict, but how many of them report on peace?
Learn more about our coverage of the war → "Peace Reporting as Seen in the Ukraine-Russia War"
Learn more about peace journalism → "Questioning Japan's Conflict Reporting"
Learn more about Syria → "Syria: Growing Humanitarian Crisis"
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