A member of the Free Syrian Army walking among the rubble in Aleppo in 2012. The opposition to the Assad regime has split into several factions as the war drags on. (Photo via Wikipedia)

Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly.  Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.