Russia’s Defence Ministry handout photo shows Russian ground staff members loading a Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet with weapons at the Hmeymim air base near Latakia, Syria

Russian ground staff members load a fighter jet with weapons at the air base near Latakia, Syria. Russia reported hitting 277 “terrorist targets” with airstrikes early this week. (Photo from REUTERS/Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation)

Alex Stonehill

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.