VIDEO: Syrian reporter Hadi Abdullah wins 'Journalist of the Year'
When this 24-year-old nurse from Homs left his job he never expected to become the eyes of the world in Syria.
An independent reporter in the "most dangerous place on earth," Hadi Abdullah has highlighted the horrors and hopes of the almost six-year-long Syrian civil war.
Now 29, Abdullah has had many close brushes with death, including a bomb attack on his home, which wounded him and killed his friend and cameraman, Khaled al-Essa.
In recognition of his work, Reporters Without Borders awarded Hadi Abdullah with the 2016 "Journalist of the Year" award.
Following the award, however, some analysts criticised Abdullah's journalistic credibility as a neutral reporter, citing an incident where Abdullah allegedly taunted pro-government forces trapped under rubble.
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