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Aleppo Struggles On
Nish Nalbandian

Aleppo Struggles On

I shot this series over three months in Aleppo, Syria in 2013.

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Created
Oct 15, 2014
Updated
Feb 09, 2022
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April 18, 2013 © Nish Nalbandian
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A missile fired by the Syrian government forces flies in an arc over Aleppo on the evening of April 18, 2013. Syrian government shelling is a constant in the country's brutal civil war. © Nish Nalbandian
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Two YPG fighters stand in a damaged garage in the Sheikh Maqsood District of Aleppo, Syria on April 20, 2013. The YPG (Popular Protection Units) of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) considers itself a popular democratic militia with the mission of maintaining order and protecting the lives of those in the primarily kurdish districts of Syria. In March 2013 YPG and FSA began to cooperate.
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A YPG fighter sprints across an intersection to avoid Syrian government army sniper fire in the Ashrafieh district in Aleppo on April 20, 2013. © Nish Nalbandian
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A YPG fighter walks down the street in Sheikh Maqsood, Aleppo on April 20, 2013. © Nish Nalbandian
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An FSA fighter prepares to fire a rock with a slingshot toward Syrian army positions in the Old City of Aleppo on April 25, 2013. The historic Old City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has sustained a significant amount of damage during fighting between opposition groups and the Syrian government during the ongoing conflict. © Nish Nalbandian
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Rukan, a female YPG fighter and unit leader aims her weapon from a fighting position in the Sheikh Maqsood district in Aleppo on April 19, 2013. © Nish Nalbandian
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A man wounded by Syrian government shelling is wheeled into a field hospital on a stretcher in the Shaar district of Aleppo on February 7, 2013. © Nish Nalbandian
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A woman injured by Syrian government shelling lies wounded on a stretcher outside of a field hospital in the Shaar district of Aleppo on February 10, 2013. © Nish Nalbandian
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A girl lies dead in a makeshift morgue, part of a field hospital in the Shaar district of Aleppo on February 10, 2013. © Nish Nalbandian
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A woman cries outside a hospital in Aleppo on February 11, 2013. © Nish Nalbandian
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A Syrian family displaced by fighting in Aleppo stands inside the courtyard of a building where they are provided shelter by a local relief group. February 10, 2013. © Nish Nalbandian
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A group of Syrian rebel fighters pose for a portrait near the Old City Front Line in Aleppo on February 9, 2013. © Nish Nalbandian
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A Syrian man poses for a portrait on February 8, 2013 in the rubble of buildings in Azaz, Syria which were destroyed by a government airstrike last year. © Nish Nalbandian
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A Free Syrian Army (FSA) member stands for a portrait near the site of a government artillery strike in the Sakhour district of Aleppo on February 7, 2013. © Nish Nalbandian
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Two FSA rebels hold their weapons for a portrait near a front line checkpoint in the old city district of Aleppo on February 9, 2013. © Nish Nalbandian
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An FSA fighter stands with his rifle on a street damaged by fighting in the Shaar district of Aleppo, February 7, 2013. © Nish Nalbandian
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