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Mali - France Vs. Jihad

Back in February, the only way to reach the city of Gao in northern Mali was to hitch a ride with the French convoys that rolled through the desert every few days. Along the way, a VICE production crew made friends with some French soldiers and chatted with them about what they thought about this grueling campaign as well as the greatest threat they face: homemade bombs, a.k.a. IEDs. Full story

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Mali

'Ground Zero - Mali' was shot in Gao, Mali, on February 21, 2013. It's basically the first legitimate combat footage to come out of the war there. Normally the French ban journalists from the frontlines and film a sanitized version of the fighting themselves and then distribute i… Full story

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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

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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

Assad Bombed the Dar al Shifa Hospital

Today, the Dar al Shifa field hospital in Aleppo—which was the subject of the VICE documentary Ground Zero Syria: Aleppo Field Hospital—was bombed into rubble by Assad’s MIG jets. Full story

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Syria - Under Fire for Bread in Aleppo

Every day the men, women, and children of Aleppo, Syria, must risk their lives to stand in line and hope that they can buy a kilo of bread to survive another day. Many of the bread factories in Aleppo have been destroyed amidst fighting between the Free Syrian Army and Assad's tr… Full story

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Syria - Aleppo Field Hospital

The atrocities and war crimes currently ripping Syria apart at the seams are evident at a field hospital in Aleppo, the country's largest city. Inside the hospital exhausted doctors indescriminately treat civilians, members of the Free Syrian Army, and captured Syrian Army troops… Full story

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Syria - The Burning of the Old Souk

Amid a fierce battle between Assad's security forces and Free Syrian Army insurgents, fire swept through the old Souk of Aleppo, a historic covered market and World Heritage site. Rebel fighters and activists have reported that the blaze was sparked by the use of incendiary morta… Full story

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Syria - Al-Qusayr Field Hospital

VICE commissioned renowned war photographer and videographer Robert King to embed with the ragtag troops of the Free Syrian Army in Aleppo, smack dab in the heart of a conflict that is ripping Syria apart. This footage was shot inside a field hospital in al-Qusayr that serviced b… Full story

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Syria - Trailer

VICE commissioned renowned war photographer and videographer Robert King to embed with the ragtag troops of the Free Syrian Army in Aleppo, smack dab in the heart of a conflict that is ripping Syria apart. He returned with footage that has made us very scared and very sad for the… Full story