Syria’s Agony: The Photographs That Moved Them Most

“Syria has always been a tough place to cover as a journalist. Confidently authoritarian with a ruthlessly formidable security and intelligence apparatus, Syria has long been one of the most policed of Arab police states. And so, when some Syrians defied their government to take to the streets in the southern city of Daraa in mid-March 2011, the temptation to cover the story was overwhelming for many, including myself.

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