Abu Hisham Abdel Karim and his family use a local taxi to salvage possessions from their ruined apartment in the Khalidiya district of Homs shortly after the city was retaken by government forces. (June 15, 2014)
Abu Hisham Abdel Karim and his family use a local taxi to salvage possessions from their ruined apartment in the Khalidiya district of Homs shortly after the city was retaken by government forces. (June 15, 2014)
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A cyclist watches a fire caused by the explosion of a mortar shell during fighting between government and opposition forces near the Old City of Damascus. (August 24, 2013)
A cyclist watches a fire caused by the explosion of a mortar shell during fighting between government and opposition forces near the Old City of Damascus. (August 24, 2013)
Sergey Ponomarev
An election campaign poster for President Bashar al-Assad is displayed on a ruined shopping mall in the Khalidiya district of Homs, shortly after government forces regained control of the area. Built just before the war, the mall never opened for business. (June 15, 2014)
An election campaign poster for President Bashar al-Assad is displayed on a ruined shopping mall in the Khalidiya district of Homs, shortly after government forces regained control of the area. Built just before the war, the mall never opened for business. (June 15, 2014)
Sergey Ponomarev for the New York Times
Homeless children play in the ruins of Homs after opposition forces left the area. During the siege, children were left to fend for themselves when their parents went missing or were caught on the wrong side of newly established checkpoints. (June 14, 2014)
Homeless children play in the ruins of Homs after opposition forces left the area. During the siege, children were left to fend for themselves when their parents went missing or were caught on the wrong side of newly established checkpoints. (June 14, 2014)
Sergey Ponomarev for the New York Times
A portrait of the President is displayed on a chair in the government-controlled sector of Homs, 40 meters from the sniper-controlled frontline that divided the city. (March 23, 2014)
A portrait of the President is displayed on a chair in the government-controlled sector of Homs, 40 meters from the sniper-controlled frontline that divided the city. (March 23, 2014)
Sergey Ponomarev for the New York Times
A traumatized refugee, wrapped in a thermal blanket, shakes with cold after struggling ashore on the Greek island of Lesbos. (October 16, 2015)
A traumatized refugee, wrapped in a thermal blanket, shakes with cold after struggling ashore on the Greek island of Lesbos. (October 16, 2015)
Sergey Ponomarev for the New York Times
An inflatable dinghy, crowded with refugees and migrants, is pulled ashore on the Greek island of Lesbos after sailing five miles across the Aegean Sea from Turkey. (July 27, 2015)
An inflatable dinghy, crowded with refugees and migrants, is pulled ashore on the Greek island of Lesbos after sailing five miles across the Aegean Sea from Turkey. (July 27, 2015)
Sergey Ponomarev for the New York Times
Refugees and migrants, who were refused entry to Macedonia, camp in harsh winter conditions near the closed border crossing. (March 11, 2016)
Refugees and migrants, who were refused entry to Macedonia, camp in harsh winter conditions near the closed border crossing. (March 11, 2016)
Sergey Ponomarev for the New York Times
A desperate man is hauled through the window of one of the last trains to carry refugees and migrants from the Croatian border to Zagreb. (September 18, 2015)
A desperate man is hauled through the window of one of the last trains to carry refugees and migrants from the Croatian border to Zagreb. (September 18, 2015)
Sergey Ponomarev for the New York Times
Refugees and migrants rush to board a Macedonian train to take them from the Greek border village of Idomeni towards Serbia. (July 27, 2015)
Refugees and migrants rush to board a Macedonian train to take them from the Greek border village of Idomeni towards Serbia. (July 27, 2015)
Sergey Ponomarev for the New York Times