Look Back: Reporting in Syria

Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS - Nat. Geo. Documentary Films and Junger Quested Films

After over 50 years, the Assad regime in Syria fell on Sunday, December 8. Bashar al-Assad, president for the last two decades after the death of his father Hafez al-Assad, fled Damascus. The rebel militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched an offensive against the ruling family on November 27, swiftly taking control of the cities Aleppo, Hama, and Homs before arriving in Damascus. Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed al-Jalali remained in Syria and announced via video that he was prepared to cooperate with new leadership “chosen by the Syrian people” in the transition of power. 

Take a look back at some of the duPont-Columbia Award-winning reporting from the past decade for context and detailed reporting of the events in Syria that led up to this historic moment:

"Coverage of Syria" - NPR, Deborah Amos & Kelly McEvers Winner, 2013

"Inside Syria" - CBS News & Clarissa Ward, CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley Winner, 2013

Syria's Second Front - FRONTLINE | PBS Winner, 2015

A Crime Against Humanity - CBS 60 Minutes Winner, 2016

Escaping ISIS and the Children of Syria - FRONTLINE Winner, 2017

The Road to Aleppo - CBS Evening News Winner, 2018

Exodus - FRONTLINE | PBS Winner, 2018

Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS - Nat. Geo. Documentary Films and Junger Quested Films Winner, 2018

For Sama - FRONTLINE | PBS  Winner, 2021