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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.
Gunrunning with the Free Syrian Army
Blindfolded, I fidgeted nervously in the back of an unmarked car, squished between a gunrunner and a young Free Syrian Army soldier. It had been at least an hour since we left the border town of Kilis, Turkey, and we were now off-roading across the...
Beats, Rhymes, and Death
The extreme levels of censorship and sensitivity clash with the traditionally rebellious nature of hip-hop, and to violate them by recording a hip-hop track with incendiary lyrics can be a deadly decision.
I Went to Syria to Learn How to Be a Journalist
Sunil Patel had never been published before he decided to go to Syria in August 2012 to become a war correspondent. It was a foolish idea for sure, and he almost died several times during his trip, but we still think his story was worth the risk.
The VICE Guide to Syria
We have put together this guide in an attempt to condense the facts gleaned from thousands of pages of reference books, biographies, religious texts, firsthand accounts, reports, and other information that have informed "The Syria Issue." We could’ve...
Meet the YPG, the Kurdish Militia That Doesn't Want Help from Anyone
Fifty young men and women, their faces wrapped in keffiyehs, stood rigid as they lined up in military formations and marched into the center of the street. These young people were members of the Kurdish militia known as the YPG, who protect the Kurdish...
World Peace Update
This is a little awkward, but I just figured out that the guys on the Norwegian Nobel Comittee haven't been following this column, because if they had they surely wouldn't have awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union this week.
Ground Zero: Syria (Trailer)
We sent renowned war photographer and videographer Robert King to Aleppo to document the conflict that is ripping Syria apart. He returned with footage that has made us very scared and very sad for the future of the country.
World Peace Update
While the rest of you have spent the last couple of weeks or so salivating over Usain Bolt's extensive limbs and laughing at London Mayor Boris Johnson's hairdo, I've been researching the ways in which the Olympic spirit has once again failed us. We're...
World Peace Update
Last week, Ukrainian opposition party leader Vitali Klitschko threw world peace down the drain by attempting to take on the Kiev PD singlehandedly. That was pretty hard to top, but a bunch of Mexican cartels, some Molotov cocktail-loving Northern Irish...
Syrian Slaughter Update - Week Twelve
Don't worry everyone, al-Qaeda are here to make everything better!