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Meet the Ladies of the Free Syrian Army

They Have Guns, Dead Families, and Nothing to Lose

Just a few hundred meters from the Turkey-Syria border lies Atmeh, a once quiet farm town that has become a safe haven for the Free Syrian Army. Fifteen thousand Syrians roam freely, displaced by the civil war. There’s also Auntie Mahmoud’s house—a meeting place for a local all-female unit of FSA fighters. Full story

Ground Zero

Syria - The Free Syrian Army

During his time in Syria throughout much of 2012, videographer Robert KIng followed Aleppo's Al-Tawhid Brigade as he dodged bullets and rocket fire to learn more about the largest brigade of the Free Syrian Army. Somehow Robert managed to track down Haji-Mara, the Al-Tawhid Briga… Full story

Our Syria Correspondent Is Doing a Reddit AMA Today

VICE Syria correspondent and veteran conflict photographer Robert King will be on Reddit tomorrow at 10:30 AM to answer your questions about what he's witnessed in his coverage of Bosnia, Chechnya, Afghanistan, Gaza, Mexico, Iraq, and now the year-long bloody civil war in Syria. Full story

The Man Who Was There

Interviews with Syrian Army Defectors

Today, we're serving up two interviews Robert King conducted in the field with Abu Ahmad, a civil engineer and defector from the Syrian Army, and Akhi Muhammad, a defected Free Syrian Army officer from Damascus. Full story

Ground Zero

Syria - The Bombing of Aleppo's Dar al-Shifa Hospital

On November 21, Aleppo's Dar al-Shifa Hospital was bombed and destroyed by the Syrian Army. This is the same makeshift hospital where, weeks ago, VICE photographer and videographer Robert King reported on human rights abuses and war crimes against the patients (including children… Full story

Inside Aleppo's 'Stalingrad'

I am traveling with the Free Syrian Army on the front line of the al-Arqub neighborhood in Aleppo. Sniper rounds crack as the bullets zip over our heads. The acidic taste of gunpowder scares my throat and burns my waterless tear ducts. Just a half mile from the gutted and destroy… Full story

Interviews with a Commander and a Rebel Soldier in the FSA

VICE reached out to Robert King in an attempt to arrive at the twisted core of the matter in Syria. Today, we're serving up two interviews he conducted with the commander of the largest FSA brigade in Aleppo and a carpenter turned FSA rebel. Full story

The Man Who Was There

Robert King Is the Bulletproof Ghost of Conflict Reporting

He's Been Covering the FSA So Long They Named Him “Haji Memphis”

The situation in Syria is like many others throughout history—the eventual fallout of a religious minority ruling and oppressing the majority. I’m just trying to record it all, and I’ll be back soon. That’s the best I can do. Full story

Not All Syrians Side With the Rebels

I spoke to a group of Syrian expats in Paris about how Assad might not be the only one to blame in this war. Full story

VICE Speaks with Syria Deeply's Lara Setrakian

Syria Deeply is a soon-to-be-launched web media project that's "exploring a new model of storytelling around a global crisis." Lara also contributes to ABC News, 'Foreign Policy,' and 'Monocle' magazine. This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Full story