Syria Gallery | Reuben Brand

Diplomatic Soda

April 12, 2017

Trump logic: Bomb Syrians to punish Assad for bombing Syrians. Hmmm… Why is it always innocent people who suffer most? Trump logic… is that an oxymoron, sans the oxy? One thing is for sure, #Coke must be pretty salty now that #Pepsi is getting all these sweet new diplomatic gigs....

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The Syrian Reaper

Blog, Featured, Illustration

April 10, 2017

There are so many players in this horrific conflict, but it is always the innocent civilians who suffer most. Chemical weapons should never be an option....

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Damascus From Mt Qasioun

Blog, Featured, Middle East, Travel

September 21, 2015

Jabal Qasioun is an incredibly humble mountain, yet its presence can be felt from far and wide. It sits and watches over those who call it home and has witnessed the winds of change blow against is hardened exterior throughout the ages. Its ancient veins are filled with rich history as it stretches out...

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The Battle for Aleppo

Blog, Middle East

August 2, 2012

Incredible footage by the BBC’s Ian Pannell and cameraman Darren Conway, as they were trapped in a fire fight between Assad government forces and Free Syrian Army rebels in Aleppo, Syria. Full BBC report here...

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Inside Syria’s War

Blog, Middle East

August 2, 2012

An exclusive report by journo friend, Yaara Bou Melhem, with the Free Syrian Army. Yaara has managed to gain unprecedented access to the FSA along with a rare interview with its leader, Colonel Riad al-Asaad and entry into the elaborate labyrinth of secret tunnels used by the rebels....

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The hypocrisy of politics

Blog, Middle East, USA

September 22, 2011

As Troy Davis sits on Death Row to be executed, within minutes, the US brazenly calls for sanctions against Syria for the Assad regime’s bloody crackdown on protesters. The US accuse Syria, Libya, Iran et al of murdering their own citizens, yet Troy Davis is condemned to death by the state. Over 3,200...

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Brutal execution in Ugarit, Syria

Blog, Middle East

September 9, 2011

Soldiers execute a man in broad daylight in the port city of Ugarit, near Latakia, Syria. The unknown man is lying in a pool of his own blood in front of a Syrian military tank. Surrounded by soldiers, he has obviously already been shot. A soldier continues shooting him until he runs out of bullets, …...

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Syria is at it again…

Blog, Middle East

September 8, 2011

“Seven people killed in tank-backed raid a day after 2,000 people gathered for anti-regime protests, activists say.”...

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Syria… What are you doing?

Blog, Middle East

August 29, 2011

Thousands are missing and thousands are dead, as Syrians continue to struggle for freedom. The following videos show the Syrian military torturing and abusing civilians accused of demonstrating. This man was is being forced to say “There is no god but Bashar” (the president) and “There is...

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Death of innocence in Syrian uprising

Blog, Middle East

May 30, 2011

As the Syrian uprising grows momentum, so does the backlash from the Government. It has been reported that Hamza Alkhateeb, a young 13 year old boy, who had joined his family in a peaceful march in the city of Deraa to break the police siege where civilians had been randomly killed by security forces, was...

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