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The newly graduated doctors are set to battle COVID-19 in rebel-held northern Syria

Published: December 01, 2020 14:11 AFP and compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor

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Copy of 121265-01-02-1606817237965 — Syrian students from the 'Aleppo University in Liberated Areas', attending their graduation ceremony at the campus in Azaz in the rebel-controlled northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo province. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 121267-01-02-1606817243928 — Dressed in dark blue and green graduation gowns, caps, and facemasks, the new doctors lined up on stage in a hall packed with friends and family. Extending their right hand in front of them, they recited the Hippocratic Oath in unison in Arabic. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 121258-01-02-1606817265970 — The ceremony included the first 32 doctors to ever graduate from the university backed by the Syrian political opposition, which was founded in 2014 and has had its headquarters in Azaz for the past three years. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 121252-01-02-1606817253796 — Nasr al-Hariri (C), the Syrian opposition's chief negotiator, awarding an honour to a student during the graduation ceremony. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 121261-01-02-1606817268990 — A newly graduated Syrian medical student at the function. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 121262-01-02-1606817272798 — A student receives an honour during the ceremony. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 121264-01-02-1606817234438 — Students with their family members and other offcials are seen during the ceremony. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 121270-01-02-1606817240991 — Students from the 'Aleppo University in Liberated Areas', sitting with microscopes at a laboratory facility. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 121256-01-02-1606817259637 — Nasr al-Hariri, the Syrian opposition's chief negotiator, giving a speech during the graduation ceremony. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 121263-01-02-1606817250850 — Students at the 'Aleppo University in Liberated Areas' at the campus in Azaz, Aleppo province. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 121260-01-02-1606817247454 — Students attending a tutorial at a laboratory facility in the campus. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 121257-01-02-1606817262950 — Students attending a tutorial at a laboratory facility. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 121254-01-02-1606817256583 — Students attending a tutorial at a laboratory facility. Image Credit: AFP

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