2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
First Place: Manu Brabo / Associated Press
First Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
Free Syrian Army soldier throws a petrol bomb towards Syrian Army positions in Saif Al Dawle district in Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. "A Revolution in Syria"
Manu Brabo / Associated Press
First Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
In this Friday, Sept 7, 2012 photo, Two rebel Free Syrian Army soldiers run after attacking a Syrian Army tank during fighting in the Izaa district in Aleppo, Syria. "A Revolution in Syria"
Manu Brabo / Associated Press
First Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
In this Friday, Sept. 21, 2012 photo, Free Syrian Army rebels hold a revolutionary flag on it during a demonstration in the Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. "A Revolution in Syria"
Manu Brabo / Associated Press
First Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
A Free Syrian Army fighter gives the Syrian Army positions to his comrades by radio in the Izaa district in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. "A Revolution in Syria"
Manu Brabo / Associated Press
First Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
FSA fighters fire their weapons towards Syrian Army positions from the top of a building in the Izaa district in Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. "A Revolution in Syria"
Manu Brabo / Associated Press
First Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
FSA soldiers help a severely wounded colleague after being shot by a Syrian Army sniper in Izaa district in Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Sept 8, 2012. "A Revolution in Syria"
Manu Brabo / Associated Press
First Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
In this Friday, Sept 7, 2012 photo, a rebel Free Syrian Army soldier helps a comrade treat his hand that was wounded by a sniper in Izaa district in Aleppo, Syria. "A Revolution in Syria"
Manu Brabo / Associated Press
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Smoke rises over Saif Al Dawla district in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. "A Revolution in Syria"
Manu Brabo / Associated Press
First Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
In this Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 photo, a wounded woman, still in shock, leaves Dar El Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria. Dozens of Syrian civilians were killed, four children among them, in artillery shelling by government forces in the northern Syrian town. "A Revolution in Syria"
Manu Brabo / Associated Press
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Syrian doctors try to save the life of a boy, shot by a Syrian Army sniper, at Dar El Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012. "A Revolution in Syria"
Manu Brabo / Associated Press
First Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
Syrian man cries while holding the body of his son near Dar El Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. "A Revolution in Syria"
Manu Brabo / Associated Press
First Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
In this Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 photo, a Syrian woman walks past a body in front of Dar El Shifa Hospital, Aleppo, Syria. "A Revolution in Syria"
Manu Brabo / Associated Press
Second Place: Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
Second Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
Injured Syrians evacuate a field hospital after a second air strike in the town of Azaz on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012.
Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
Second Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
Syrians look for the bodies two girls thought to be under the rubble of a building hit by a Syrian government airstrike in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012 (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
Second Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
Syrians try to evacuate an injured man buried in rubble after an air strike destroyed at least ten houses in the town of Azaz on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
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Injured Syrian women arrive at a field hospital after an air strike hit their homes in the town of Azaz on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
Second Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
An injured Syrian fighter sits on the ground after being treated at a field hospital in Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. Rebel footholds in Aleppo have been the target of weeks of Syrian shelling and air attacks as part of wider offensives by President Bashar Assad's regime. Rebels have been driven from some areas, but the report of clashes near the airport suggests the battles could be shifting to new fronts. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
Second Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
Mahmoud, a 21-year-old Palestinian resident of Syria, receives treatment in a field hospital after he was found Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, with three gunshot wounds in the town of Anadan on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria. Mahmoud, who would give only one name, described being the only survivor of a massacre in which he and 10 other men were blindfolded, beaten and sprayed with bullets.
Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
Second Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
FILE - In this Tuesday, June 12, 2012 file photo, Free Syrian Army fighters sit in a house on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria. During two weeks with rebels in northern Syria, three Associated Press journalists found more than 20 rebel groups who often destroy government army posts and convoys but lack the weapons and unity to do more than gradually chip away at the regime of President Bashar Assad _ a recipe for a long, bloody insurgency. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
Second Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
Free Syrian Army members ride a motorcycle as they train on the outskirts of Idlib, Syria, Thursday, June 7, 2012.
Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
Second Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
In this photo taken Thursday, June 14, 2012, members of the Free Syrian Army receive a first aid lesson in the Jabal Al- Zawiya area near Idlib, Syria. During two weeks with rebels in northern Syria, three Associated Press journalists found more than 20 rebel groups who often destroy government army posts and convoys but lack the weapons and unity to do more than gradually chip away at the regime of President Bashar Assad _ a recipe for a long, bloody insurgency.
Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
Second Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 file photo, a Syrian man grieves over the bodies of four members of his family, who were killed when an airstrike hit their house, as they lie on the side of the street outside a field hospital in Aleppo, Syria. Its forces stretched thin on multiple fronts, President Bashar Assad's regime has significantly increased its use of air power against Syrian rebels in recent weeks, causing mounting civilian casualties. The shift is providing useful clues about the capability of the air force as Western powers consider the option of enforcing a no-fly zone over the northern part of the country.(AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra, File)
Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
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Relatives of Free Syrian Army soldier, Moayad Ghafir, who was killed during clashes with the regime gunmen, mourn over his dead body before his funeral in his family house on the outskirts of Idlib, Syria, Monday, June 4, 2012.
Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
Second Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
FILE - In this Tuesday, June 5, 2012 file photo, a Syrian boy walks next to the rubble of house, destroyed during a military operation by the Syrian pro-Assad army in April 2012 , in the town of Taftanaz, 15 km east of Idlib, Syria. During two weeks with rebels in northern Syria, three Associated Press journalists found more than 20 rebel groups who often destroy government army posts and convoys but lack the weapons and unity to do more than gradually chip away at the regime of President Bashar Assad _ a recipe for a long, bloody insurgency.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
Third Place: Rodrigo Abd / Associated Press
Third Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
Free Syrian Army supporters chant anti government slogans under snowfall on the outskirts of Idlib , north Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. "Trouble in Syria"
Rodrigo Abd / Associated Press
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In this Sunday, March 11, 2012 photo, Free Syrian Army fighters plant a roadside bomb to destroy a Syrian Army tank during a day of fierce fighting with the government forces in Idlib, north Syria. "Trouble in Syria"
Rodrigo Abd / Associated Press
Third Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
A family escapes from fierce fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government troops in Idlib, north Syria, Saturday, March 10, 2012. "Trouble in Syria"
Rodrigo Abd / Associated Press
Third Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
A woman holds her daughter on the balcony of her building damaged by Syrian Army bombings in central Idlib, north of Syria, Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. "Trouble in Syria"
Rodrigo Abd / Associated Press
Third Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
In this Sunday, March 11, 2012 photo, a man tries to help a Syrian rebel after being wounded by fragments of an exploding shell in Idlib, north Syria. "Trouble in Syria"
Rodrigo Abd / Associated Press
Third Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
In this Saturday, March 10, 2012 photo, Aida cries as she recovers from severe injuries after the Syrian Army shelled her house in Idlib north Syria. Aida's husband and and two children were killed after their home was shelled. "Trouble in Syria"
Rodrigo Abd / Associated Press
Third Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
Doctors try to save the life of a severely wounded Free Syrian Army fighter during fighting against government troops in Idlib, north Syria, Saturday, March 10, 2012. "Trouble in Syria"
Rodrigo Abd / Associated Press
Third Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
Syrian children buy uniforms in a town in north Syria, Friday, March 2, 2012. "Trouble in Syria"
Rodrigo Abd / Associated Press
Third Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
In this Sunday, March 11, 2012 photo, a morgue worker burns a bandage to bind the hands of a boy who died from his wounds during heavy fighting between Syrian rebels and the government forces in Idlib, north Syria. "Trouble in Syria"
Rodrigo Abd / Associated Press
Third Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
Men bury three Free Syrian Army fighters allegedly killed by the Syrian Army during their funeral in Idlib, north Syria, Saturday, March 3, 2012. "Trouble in Syria"
Rodrigo Abd / Associated Press
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Ahmed, center, mourns his father Abdulaziz Abu Ahmed Khrer, who was killed by a Syrian Army sniper, during his funeral in Idlib, north Syria, Thursday, March 8, 2012. "Trouble in Syria"
Rodrigo Abd / Associated Press
Third Place - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
A portrait of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad defaced with red paint is sown during an anti-government demonstration in the outskirts of Idlib, northern Syria, Sunday Feb. 26, 2012. "Trouble in Syria"
Rodrigo Abd / Associated Press
Honorable Mention: Joe Raedle / Getty Images
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
United States Army soldiers walk through a desolate Camp Adder as the Army sends its soldiers and equipment home from the last American held base and the base is handed back to the Iraqi government near Nasiriyah, Iraq. The United States ended its war in Iraq when the last American troops headed home after an occupation of eight years and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. "Heading Home"
Joe Raedle / Getty Images
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Robert Wright (4th Right) the Commander of the 2-82 Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, greets Iraqi Army Brigadier General Sattar (L) and other Iraqi soldiers, for the last time, as the military the base is handed back to the Iraqi government near Nasiriyah, Iraq.
Joe Raedle / Getty Images
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U.S. Army Sergeant Bruno Sicilia from Fort Hood, Texas of the 2-82 Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, starts the process of packing up his personal gear before heading back to the United States from Camp Adder.
Joe Raedle / Getty Images
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U.S. Army soldiers from the 2-82 Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, wait to load onto their armored vehicles as they prepare to convoy to Kuwait from Camp Adder in Iraq.
Joe Raedle / Getty Images
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U.S. Army Sergeant James Linville from Brandon, Florida and Justin Herdman from Dover, Arkansas of the 2-82 Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, relax as they order McDonald's meals after arriving in Kuwait from Camp Adder in Iraq.
Joe Raedle / Getty Images
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U.S. Army soldiers from the 2-82 Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, carry their bags to waiting trucks as they prepare to board buses later in the evening to fly home to Fort Hood, Texas.
Joe Raedle / Getty Images
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U.S. Army soldiers from the 2-82 Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, fly home to Fort Hood, Texas after being one of the last American combat units to exit from Iraq.
Joe Raedle / Getty Images
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
U.S. Army soldiers from the 2-82 Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, walk off the plane as they arrive at their home base of Fort Hood, Texas after being part of one of the last American combat units to exit from Iraq.
Joe Raedle / Getty Images
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Chad Johnson from the 2-82 Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, is greeted as he arrives at the home base of Fort Hood, Texas after being part of one of the last American combat units to exit from Iraq.
Joe Raedle / Getty Images
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U.S. Army Lieutenant Adam Wilson from Ontario, California Lieutenant (2nd L), Lieutenant Christopher Molaro (red shirt) from Hawley, Pennsylvania and Patrick Mulvaney (2nd R) from Sugar Land, Texas, of the 2-82 Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, have drinks and cigars together at a bar after returning home to Fort Hood, Texas.
Joe Raedle / Getty Images
Honorable Mention: Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
Protesters run for cover during clashes with the Egyptian riot police near Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011.
Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
An Egyptian police officer takes aim at protesters during clashes near the Interior Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012.
Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
Egyptian protesters take cover while one uses scrap metal as a shield during clashes with security forces near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.
Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
Egyptian protesters break a concrete block wall built by security forces to separate the prime minister's headquarters and Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, March 30, 2012.
Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
Demonstrators confront military police as they try to reach Tahrir Square to hold a protest in memory of protester Mohammed Mohsen, who died on Wednesday from wounds received during clashes in the Abbasiyah area of Cairo on July 23, in downtown Cairo, Egypt Friday, Aug. 5, 2011.
Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
Demonstrators clash with Egyptian army soldiers in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 12, 2011.
Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
Egyptian protestors climb a building that caught fire by a tear gas canister fired by security forces during clashes near the Interior Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012.
Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
Egyptian riot police throw stones during clashes with protesters near the interior ministry in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011.
Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
A protester overcome with tear gas inhalation crouches on a sidewalk during clashes with Egyptian riot police near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011.
Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
Egyptian protestors carry a wounded man during clashes with the security forces near the Interior Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012.
Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
Egyptian riot police take their positions after stone throwing clashes between Muslims and Copts in Shubra neighborhood in Cairo, Egypt Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.
Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
In this July 9, 2011 photo, an Egyptian man dances with a national flag as he protests for a second day in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt.
Khalil Hamra / Associated Press
Honorable Mention: Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
This series chronicles the revolution in Syria...A Syrian rebel, sleeps after returning back from fighting against Syrian army forces in Aleppo, at a rebel headquarters in Marea on the outskirts of Aleppo city, Syria, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012."Unrest in Syria"
Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
Syrians walk by a building which was damaged by government airstrike in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)"Unrest in Syria"
Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
In this Friday, Aug. 31, 2012 photo, a portrait of Syrian Mahmoud Zakariya, 70, when he was a soldier, hangs on a wall inside a Syrian house, one of more than a dozen homes destroyed in a Syrian government airstrike on August 15, 2012, that killed more than 40 people, in Azaz, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria. Over the past week, survivors and relatives have returned daily to collect from the rubble what can be salvaged as they also relive the day of the airstrike. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)"Unrest in Syria"
Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
In this Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012 photo, Amjad Al-Saleh, whose family fled their home in Marea 11 days ago due to Syrian government shelling at their house, is comforted by his mother as he suffers from food poisoning, as they take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz."Unrest in Syria"
Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
A Syrian man standing in front of his house which was destroyed from Syrian government forces shelling, reacts as a group of rebel fighters, not pictured, check the area, in Azaz, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012."Unrest in Syria"
Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
A Syrian man shows a torn picture of President Bashar Assad and his family, he found in the rubble of a government building, destroyed in a Syrian government airstrike earlier in the day, in Marea, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012."Unrest in Syria"
Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
Syrians wait their turn to buy bread, outside a bakery shop in Kafar Hamra, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012."Unrest in Syria"
Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
A Syrian family riding a motorcycle, look at a military tank which was destroyed by the Free Syrian Army soldiers, outside a destroyed mosque in Azaz, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012."Unrest in Syria"
Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
A Syrian man mourns over the body of his brother, Abdullah Alrayzar, 23, during a funeral for four men killed in a government airstrike in Marea, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012."Unrest in Syria"
Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
An elderly Syrian woman, who fled her home due to fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels, reacts, while she and other families take refuge at Bab Al-Salameh crossing border, hoping to cross to one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012."Unrest in Syria"
Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
A Syrian rebel fighter, right, eats while others chat as they wait for transportation to go and fight government forces in Aleppo, at their headquarters in Suran, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012."Unrest in Syria"
Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press
Honorable Mention - 2012 Chris Hondros Memorial International News
A Syrian man injured by Syrian government shelling lies in a hospital bed in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)"Unrest in Syria"
Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press