Caught in battles, animals are often displaced and, sadly, many get killed in crossfire. This series offers some startling photography, highlighting both the pain of war and how compassion can survive in the most horrific of circumstances.
These photos were taken by some of the world’s most gifted and courageous photographers, providing an insight into how animals suffer in today’s man-made conflicts.
U.S. Army soldier SPC Collin Pallesen of “Attack” Co, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment plays with an Afghanistan dog named “Tango” before heading out of Combat Outpost Kandalay to patrol in Zharay district, in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, October 27, 2012. Reuters/Erik De Castro
A sheep passes Senegalese troops standing in formation for the arrival of African Union United Nations mission in Darfur, Feb. 22, 2012. REUTERS/UNAMID/Albert Gonzalez Farran/Handout
A Free Syrian Army fighter feeds a cat in the old city of Aleppo, Jan. 6, 2013. REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman
Rebel fighter patrols with a monkey in the back of a truck during a visit by an American convoy from the U.S. embassy in Monrovia, which rolled into rebel territory, Monrovia, Aug. 8, 2003. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
A puppy leans on remains of another dog local residents said was its mother, days after it was killed in by violence in Myanmar, Nov. 5, 2012. REUTERS/Minzayar
A compilation by Reuters and the International Network of Street Papers.