Medyan Dairieh

  • Syria's Next Generation of Fighters: Families on the Front Line

    VICE News was on the ground in Aleppo were rebel groups are fighting a years-long war against ISIS.

  • Al Nusra Unmasked: A Top Commander Speaks Exclusively to VICE News

    A leader in al Nusra Front, al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, spoke unmasked for the first time in an unprecedented interview with VICE News, where he talked about his life and the future of the group.

  • Under Fire: Inside the Siege of Aden

    VICE News got rare access into the southern Yemen port of Aden — under three-month siege from Houthi rebels that is choking all supply routes into the city and exacerbating a deep humanitarian crisis.

  • My Journey Inside the Islamic State

    Filmmaker Medyan Dairieh spent three weeks alone, embedded with the Islamic State in June 2014, gaining unprecedented access into the heart of the self-proclaimed caliphate. Here he describes what he learned.

  • The Battle for Aleppo

    VICE filmmaker Medyan Dairieh followed the volunteers of Aleppo's Civil Defense, a civilian rescue organization, who risk their lives daily as the first responders to government airstrikes in a city seemingly abandoned by the outside world.

  • British Nationals Fight with al Qaeda in Syria

    Yesterday, Andrew Parker, the Director-General of the UK’s intelligence service MI5, announcedthat hundreds of British Muslims have traveled

  • British Nationals Fight with al Qaeda in Syria

    Yesterday, the Director-General of the UK’s intelligence service MI5 announced that hundreds of British Muslims have traveled to Syria to take part in "terrorist tourism." Here is exclusive video footage and interviews with the British nationals...