Nine years of Syrian war: Nine portraits of kids who dream of home

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Nine years of Syrian war: Nine portraits of kids who dream of home

Look: Portraits of nine refugee children, one born each year of Syria's war

Published: June 24, 2020 12:56 Reuters and compiled by Balaram Menon, Digital Content Editor

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Displaced Syrian kids — On World Refugee Day (June 20), Reuters photographer Khalil Ashawi captured portraits of nine refugee children, one born each year of Syria's war, at Atmeh camp for displaced people on the Syrian-Turkish border, where families have been sheltering since 2011 from a conflict that has made half of Syrians homeless. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-06-20T111002Z_2084224224_RC2ZCH9KB63Y_RTRMADP_3_REFUGEE-DAY-SYRIA-1592988684145 — He illustrated each of the war's nine years with a simple picture: a refugee child born in that year. Each poses in a tent, each alone, apart from eight-year-old Jumana and her twin brother Farhan. Pictured: Ranim Barakat a 9-year-old displaced girl from Hama countryside, poses for a picture in a tent at Atmeh camp. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-06-20T105625Z_1756402636_RC2YCH9RFB9M_RTRMADP_3_REFUGEE-DAY-SYRIA-1592988673504 — Walid al-Khaled, a 2-year- old displaced child from Aleppo city. "Every kid represents a year in the uprising. Every kid narrates a story and they each have their unique story of the war," Ashawi explained. "These kids don't know the meaning of a home, some don't know or have forgotten that a house has a wall and a door." Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-06-21T073847Z_1237818853_RC2YCH9PQRPX_RTRMADP_3_REFUGEE-DAY-SYRIA-1592988666605 — For those children old enough to talk, Ashawi asked each the same question: what is home? Six-year-old Rawan Al Aziz (pictured), from southern Idlib, in a patterned dress, said she still remembers her house "built in the old fashioned way" in south Idlib. "A house for me is a place where my friends and family are. I brought my toys with me but it's not nice here at all," she said. "A tent is not a house, because it might catch fire and it might fly with the wind." Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-06-20T110237Z_1878546537_RC2ZCH9D9DLF_RTRMADP_3_REFUGEE-DAY-SYRIA-1592988676971 — Maysaa Mahmoud, a 5-year-old Syrian displaced child from Homs countryside. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-06-20T105325Z_705760740_RC2YCH9PPBNF_RTRMADP_3_REFUGEE-DAY-SYRIA-1592988669900 — 3-year-old displaced child Mahmoud al-Basha. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-06-20T090712Z_1779066781_RC2XCH9ZM6L6_RTRMADP_3_REFUGEE-DAY-SYRIA-1592988662981 — Mariam al-Mohamad, four-year-old displaced child from Homs city. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-06-20T110238Z_136409400_RC2ZCH9JUITB_RTRMADP_3_REFUGEE-DAY-SYRIA-1592988680583 — Jumana and Farhan Al Alyawi, 8-year-old displaced twins from east Idlib. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-06-20T105625Z_1524854377_RC2YCH9750MN_RTRMADP_3_REFUGEE-DAY-SYRIA-1592988660221 — Abdul Rahman al-Fares, a 4-month-old displaced baby from south Idlib countryside. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-06-20T112615Z_402157361_RC2ZCH9B10Q6_RTRMADP_3_REFUGEE-DAY-SYRIA-1592988656613 — Mohamed Abdallah, a 7-year-old displaced boy from Jabal Al Zawiya in Idlib's southern countryside. Image Credit: REUTERS

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