TIME Wire Photographer of 2016
Photographer: Mohammed Badra

Syrian men pray in a mosque in Hamorya, Eastern Al-Ghouta province, Syria, 02 July 2016. In Islamic belief Laylat Al Qadr, one of the holiest nights in the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, marks the night when the first verses of the Koran were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. EPA/MOHAMMED BADRA

A Jaysh al-Islam fighter (Army of Islam) communicate through a radio with other fighters at Tal al-Siwan area in the rebel-held city of Douma, outskirts of Damascus, Syria, 05 September 2016. Jaysh al-Islam fighters burn tyres, wool, and wood to create smoke clouds in order to blur and disturbe the line of site of snipers and scouts. Jaysh al-Islam, a militia fighting against the Syrian regime, captured Tal al-Siwan from Jaysh al-Tahrir (Liberation Army), a milita alligned with the Syrian regime, on 01 September 2016. EPA/MOHAMMED BADRA

People walk next to destroyed buildings that got bombed in the past few days in the rebel-held city of Douma, Syria, 22 November 2016. EPA/MOHAMMED BADRA

A file picture dated 11 September 2016 shows White Helmets volunteer Hassan al-Muhshi (C) speaking to a man as firefighters extinguish a fire following an airstrike by forces loyal to the Syrian government in the rebel-held area of Douma, outskirts of Damascus, Syria. According to local sources, at least five people were killed in shelling and bombing on 11 December allegedly carried out by forces loyal to Syrian goverment, among them White Helmets volunteer Hassan al-Muhshi. EPA/MOHAMMED BADRA

A photograph made available on 16 September 2016 shows Syrian children reenacting Haj rituals as they learn about the Muslims idea of the Haj or the 'pilgrimage' to Mecca, at a school in in the rebel-held city of Douma, Syria, 15 September 2016. The Haj pilgrimage 2016 took place in Mecca from 09 to 14 September. EPA/MOHAMMED BADRA

A Syrian man receives first aid in a field hospital following an airstrike allegedly carried out by forces loyal to the Syrian government in the rebel-held city of Douma, outside Damasus, 12 September 2016. According to reports, at least 13 people died in this round of airstrikes. EPA/MOHAMMED BADRA ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT

A picture made available on 22 August 2016 showing Abu Omar al-Ghoosh, a well known citizen of Zamalka who lost 17 of his relatives in the chemical attack, offering prayers for the souls of the victims of the chemical attack in Zamalka, outskirts of Damascus, Syria, 21 August 2016. On 21 August 2013 Ghouta was bombed by Sarin, a chemical agent that affects the nervous system and prohibited by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) as a weapon of mass destruction. The number of casualties is unknown with most reports indicating an average of 1400 death. The bombing was condemed by the Arab League, the European Union, and the United States, with a UN investigation team reporting that the nature, quality, and quantity of agents used in the attack idicate that the perpetrators had access to the chemical weapons stockpile of the Syrian military, and the expertise to arm them. The Syrian government accepted a US-Russia negotiated deal to turn over its chemical weapons stockpiles for destruction, and declated its intention to join the CWC. EPA/MOHAMMED BADRA

Children gather at a school yard in the rebel-held city of Douma, on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, 12 April 2016. A ceasefire agreement in Syria that started on 27 February 2016 has allowed most children to return to their schools in conflict areas. Charity organizations estimate more than seven million children are affected by the conflict in Syria that started in March 2011, and almost two million children were forced out of schools due to the war. EPA/MOHAMMED BADRA

A photo made available on 17 September 2016 shows Syrian children reacting as they listen to songs at an underground amusement park in Erbeen, eastern Ghouta, outskirts of Damascus, 16 September 2016. The underground amusement park was built to protect children from bombing and shelling. It consists of two underground halls connected through a tunnel. EPA/MOHAMMED BADRA

A photograph made available on 10 March 2016 shows the inside of a nursery in the neighborhood of Jobar, east of Damascus, Syria, 09 March 2016. Jobar is held by the opposing Free Syrian Army and has been bombed periodically for the past three years, the destroyed neighborhood is quiet since the ceasefire agreement that was brokered last month in this war-torn country. EPA/MOHAMMED BADRA

A Syrian man sleeps on the roof of a damaged building in Barzeh neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, 17 February 2016. Barzeh neighborhood is controlled by rebels while the nearby Esh Al-Warwar is under control of Syrian government forces. A ceasefire is in effect between the two neighborhoods. EPA/MOHAMMED BADRA