Free Syrian Army fighters react during the launching of a rocket towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Deir al-Zor August 29, 2013. Picture taken August 29, 2013. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT) - RTX1318L
Free Syrian Army fighters react during the launching of a rocket towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Deir al-Zor August 29, 2013. Picture taken August 29, 2013. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT) - RTX1318L. � Stringer . / Reuters
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Free Syrian Army fighters react during the launching of a rocket towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Deir al-Zor August 29, 2013. Picture taken August 29, 2013. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT) - RTX1318L

Free Syrian Army fighters react during launching of rocket towards forces loyal to President al-Assad in Deir al-Zor

Free Syrian Army fighters react during the launching of a rocket towards forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad in Deir al-Zor August 29, 2013. Picture taken August 29, 2013. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (SYRIA – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT) – RTX1318L

Free Syrian Army fighters react during the launching of a rocket towards forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad in Deir al-Zor.

Khalil Ashawi is a freelance photographer, covering the civil war in Syria from the rebels’ perspective. His images continue to offer an incredibly intimate view of the daily lives of rebel forces, struggling to oust President Bashar al-Assad. See more of Khalil’s work on our site here, here and here.

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Dan Bracaglia
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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