It’s no secret that in 2017, all eyes are on Syria.
The country is home to one of the worst civil wars in modern history, and a humanitarian crisis that has left hundreds of thousands of people fearing every moment of their life.
ISIS has relentlessly targeted civilians and anyone who opposes the radical, fundamentalist interpretation of the Quran, turning the region into the battleground of a cultural genocide.
Breaking news of chemical weapons, destructive explosives and air strikes plague our screens in the western world on a daily basis. And heated arguments about the most humane action toward Syrian refugees seems like a never-ending uphill battle.
The crisis in Syria is complex, and ISIS shows no signs of backing down.
In recent months, war correspondents and photographers in the region have shared videos and images that have shaken the western world to its core.
In August, footage of 5-year-old Omran Daqneesh went viral. It may just become one of the most iconic images of this generation.
Omran sat quietly in an ambulance after surviving a military strike on a rebel neighborhood in Syria’s capital city of Aleppo. Covered in dirt and debris, the boy stared blankly at the camera with blood covering his face and clothing.