Journalist and film-maker Medyan Dairieh while filming the capture of the Abu al-Duhur military airbase by the Al-Nusra Front from the Syria government forces. After surrounding the airbase for two years the Al-Qaeda-affiliated group of Al-Nusra took control of the airbase, which is located in the Idlib Governorate, in September 2015. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Syria is the most dangerous place on earth for journalists to work in. Syrian photojournalist

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