Death from above

by Sam Tarling October 7, 2012

written by Sam Tarling October 7, 2012

Main: A resident of Aleppo holds her child as a Syrian air force jet drops bombs by her house in the city's Hayderieh neighborhood

Everywhere we go there is fighting and shelling. where can we go?… the street is not safe, the house is not safe. nowhere is safe.” a refugee from homes, now in aleppo, finds herself back in danger as government forces hit back at rebel advances into the city, pounding neighborhoods with artillery, rockets, planes and helicopters. circling above the city with impunity, the air force is unleashing some of the most devastating firepower seen so far in Syria’s increasingly bloody civil war. Insert: A man surveys the result of an airstrike in the neighborhood of Tariq Al Bab 1 On a bad day, the sheer volume of casualties causes hospitals to run out of space for the dead. Here, the body of a civilian who was killed by a sniper is left on the floor as doctors treat the wounded patients at the Dar Al Shifa hospital in the Tariq

Sam Tarling

As a Freelance Photographer and Videographer since January 2010, sam has covered a broad range of issues across the Middle East and beyond, including conflicts in Iraq and Syria, for major news organizations and aid agencies. She has shot and edited video for prominent outlets such as the BBC, creating news packages, mini-documentaries, and social media content. His extensive experience includes working under tight deadlines, respecting the dignity of subjects, and collaborating with top clients like The Telegraph, New York Times, and Human Rights Watch, with her work featured in Newsweek, Time, and other major publications. Sam Tarling was Executive's photographer from 2010 until January 2014. During that period he covered conflicts across the Middle East.

Death from above

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