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2013, Spot News , 2nd prize stories , Fabio Bucciarelli
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Battle to Death

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The Syrian commercial hub of Aleppo was the scene of some of the bloodiest clashes in the ongoing uprising against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Both government and opposition forces considered control of Aleppo to be strategically important to their aims.
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Battle to Death

21 October 2012

Aleppo, Syria

A casualty is taken to hospital in a makeshift ambulance.

 

The Syrian commercial hub of Aleppo was the scene of some of the bloodiest clashes in the ongoing uprising against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Both government and opposition forces considered control of Aleppo to be strategically important to their aims.

The FSA first seized parts of the city in July. In the months that followed, government forces battled to recapture it, with limited success. By the end of the year, the Syrian military had control over a western segment of the city, with the rebels entrenched in much of the east and south. Some of the fiercest fighting was in and around the Old City.

Un blessé est emmené à l’hôpital dans une ambulance de fortune.

Le centre commercial syrien d’Alep est la scène de certains des affrontements les plus sanglants de la révolte contre le régime du Président Bashar al-Assad. Les forces du régime et l’opposition considèrent le contrôle d’Alep comme stratégiquement important. En juillet, l’Armée de Libération Syrienne (ALS) s’empare d’abord de plusieurs parties de la ville. Les mois suivants, les forces du régime se battent sans grand succès pour les récupérer. Vers la fin de l’année, l’armée syrienne contrôle la partie ouest de la ville alors que les rebelles sont retranchés à l’est et au sud. Certains des combats les plus sévères ont lieu dans et autour de la vieille ville.

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Aleppo, Syria

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Shutter speed: 1/160 sec
ISO: 400
F-Stop: 2.8
Focal Length: 24 mm
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II

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Fabio Bucciarelli

Fabio Bucciarelli
Nationality:
Italy
Website:
www.fabiobucciarelli.com
About:
Before becoming a documentary photographer, Fabio Bucciarelli received a MSc in engineering from the Polytecnico di Torino. He also attended the Universitat Politècnica de València, where he specialized in digital imaging. From 2009, he devoted himself entirely to photography and started working as a staff photographer for La Presse/AP.
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Agence France-Presse

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