A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he peeks through a mat erected as protection from forces loyal to Syria's president Bashar al-Assad in Deir al-Zor July 25, 2013. Picture taken July 25, 2013. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (SYRIA - Tags: CONFLICT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTX11ZIF
A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he peeks through a mat erected as protection from forces loyal to Syria's president Bashar al-Assad in Deir al-Zor July 25, 2013. Picture taken July 25, 2013. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (SYRIA - Tags: CONFLICT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTX11ZIF. � Stringer . / Reuters
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A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he peeks through a mat erected as protection from forces loyal to Syria's president Bashar al-Assad in Deir al-Zor July 25, 2013. Picture taken July 25, 2013. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (SYRIA - Tags: CONFLICT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTX11ZIF

A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he peeks through a mat erected as protection from forces loyal to Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad in Deir al-Zor

A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he peeks through a mat erected as protection from forces loyal to Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad in Deir al-Zor July 25, 2013. Picture taken July 25, 2013. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (SYRIA – Tags: CONFLICT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) – RTX11ZIF

A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon as he peeks through a mat erected as protection from forces loyal to Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad in Deir al-Zor.

Hamid Khatib is an independent photojournalist stringing for Reuters in Syria. His images of the Syrian rebel forces offer a very human view of a bloody conflict that has already taken nearly 100,000 lives. See more of his work here.

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Dan Bracaglia

Dan Bracaglia, the News & Features editor at Popular Photography, has been covering imaging and camera technology for 13 years, with work appearing—both written and photographic—in publications including American Photo magazine, Digital Photography Review, Popular Science magazine, the Star-Ledger, Sound & Vision magazine, and of course, Popular Photography. Contact the author here.

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