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  1. Sunday Times photographer Paul Conroy on a panel hosted by International Network on Explosive Weapons at the Royal Commonwealth Club in London, March 27, 2012. ALERTNET/Julie Mollins

    Nothing prepared me for what we saw in Baba Amr – Paul Conroy

    29 March 2012 12:12 BST | Comments (0)

    julie-mollins | AlertNet News Blog

    Sunday Times photographer Paul Conroy describes the impact of the February 22 shelling of Baba Amr in the Syrian city of Homs

  2. A Syrian farmer harvests wheat in a field in the Assanamein area, south of Damascus, Aug. 20, 2009. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri

    Climate change, drought and social unrest in Syria

    05 March 2012 11:02 GMT | Comments (1)

    Francesco Femia and Caitlin Werrell  | Climate Conversations

    An influx of drought-hit farmers into Syrian cities may be a factor behind the worsening political violence

  3. Damaged houses are seen after government forces shelled the opposition-held area of Bab Amro, in Homs, in this handout picture received February 23, 2012. REUTERS/Handout

    Bravery under fire: Journalists in Syria lay down their lives to report Assad's atrocities

    24 February 2012 11:00 GMT | Comments (1)

    William Bauer | Media and Humanitarianism

    Media attention on the deaths of journalists in Syria may seem excessive, given the atrocities against civilians. But it is ...

  4. Sheikh Ghazi Rashad Hrimis touches dried earth in a parched region of Raqqa province in eastern Syria on November 11, 2010. REUTERS/Khaled al-Harir

    Syria’s woes paint picture of environmental migration to come

    01 August 2011 16:55 BST | Comments (6)

    Jacob Park | Climate Conversations

    Drought-stricken Syria may be a microcosm of a coming international problem: migration brought on by climate change

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