Photos | Syrian war’s lost generation

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Published on Jun 20, 2017 06:24 pm IST

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A Syrian girl eats a bread which was baked in a makeshift oven using the remains of a rocket on the eastern outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus. After six years of conflict, Syrians are facing one of the largest humanitarian crisis in the world with children having paid the ultimate price. According to UNICEF, 2016 was the worst year for Syrian children with more 600 reported dead. Nearly 6 million children are estimated to be dependent upon humanitarian assistance with most of them suffering from war-related trauma in Middle East’s conflict zone. (AFP)

Published on Jun 20, 2017 06:24 pm IST

A Syrian girl eats a bread which was baked in a makeshift oven using the remains of a rocket on the eastern outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus. After six years of conflict, Syrians are facing one of the largest humanitarian crisis in the world with children having paid the ultimate price. According to UNICEF, 2016 was the worst year for Syrian children with more 600 reported dead. Nearly 6 million children are estimated to be dependent upon humanitarian assistance with most of them suffering from war-related trauma in Middle East’s conflict zone. (AFP)

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Civil defense workers carry children after airstrikes hit a school housing a number of displaced people in the Daraa province of Syria. (AP)

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Civil defense workers carry children after airstrikes hit a school housing a number of displaced people in the Daraa province of Syria. (AP)

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Adnan(R), 19 who was shot in the spine from a sniper in 2013 as he was crossing a bridge on his bike to bring bread to his family in Homs province, pushes his wheelchair at a small alley back to his home. Adnan is now paralyzed from the waist down although operations and physiotherapy enabled him to strengthen his upper body to adjust to the new life. (AP)

Published on Jun 20, 2017 06:24 pm IST

Adnan(R), 19 who was shot in the spine from a sniper in 2013 as he was crossing a bridge on his bike to bring bread to his family in Homs province, pushes his wheelchair at a small alley back to his home. Adnan is now paralyzed from the waist down although operations and physiotherapy enabled him to strengthen his upper body to adjust to the new life. (AP)

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Alaa, 19, who was shot in her jaw during a clashes between the Syrian government forces and the rebels gestures as she tells her story. (AP)

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Alaa, 19, who was shot in her jaw during a clashes between the Syrian government forces and the rebels gestures as she tells her story. (AP)

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A displaced Syrian child who fled the countryside surrounding the Islamic State (IS) group stronghold of Raqa, at a temporary camp in the village of Ain Issa. (AFP)

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A displaced Syrian child who fled the countryside surrounding the Islamic State (IS) group stronghold of Raqa, at a temporary camp in the village of Ain Issa. (AFP)

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Vehicles carrying children drive past stacked sandbags in the town of Tabqa after Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) captured it from Islamic State militant forces. (REUTERS)

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Vehicles carrying children drive past stacked sandbags in the town of Tabqa after Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) captured it from Islamic State militant forces. (REUTERS)

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Internally displaced Syrian children who fled Raqqa city, play inside a camp in Syria. UNICEF has also reported that more than 850 children were recruited to fight in the conflict in 2016, double than the previous year. (REUTERS)

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Internally displaced Syrian children who fled Raqqa city, play inside a camp in Syria. UNICEF has also reported that more than 850 children were recruited to fight in the conflict in 2016, double than the previous year. (REUTERS)

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A group picture shows Syrian girl actors posing after performing an English-language school play adaptation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. To escape the nightmare of life in their besieged home town near Syria's capital, 13 young girls sought refuge in a fairytale performance of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. (AFP)

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A group picture shows Syrian girl actors posing after performing an English-language school play adaptation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. To escape the nightmare of life in their besieged home town near Syria's capital, 13 young girls sought refuge in a fairytale performance of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. (AFP)

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A Syrian doctor examines a newborn at a maternity clinic in the outskirts of the capital Damascus during a childcare awareness campaign by the Syrian American Medical Society. (AFP)

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A Syrian doctor examines a newborn at a maternity clinic in the outskirts of the capital Damascus during a childcare awareness campaign by the Syrian American Medical Society. (AFP)

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A member of the Syrian civil defence teaches schoolchildren how to protect themselves in case of an air strike during a war safety awareness campaign. (AFP)

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A member of the Syrian civil defence teaches schoolchildren how to protect themselves in case of an air strike during a war safety awareness campaign. (AFP)

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Children buy vegetables at the town of Madaya in the Damascus countryside. (AP)

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Children buy vegetables at the town of Madaya in the Damascus countryside. (AP)

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