War-ruined buildings used by Syrian Youth to practice Parkour

Parkour coach Ibrahim al-Kadiri (R), 19, and Muhannad al-Kadiri, 18, demonstrate their Parkour skills amid damaged buildings in the rebel-held city of Inkhil, west of Deraa, Syria, April 7, 2017. Ibrahim discovered Parkour in Jordan, where he had fled to escape the war. Back in his home town since 2015, he now leads a group of 15 practitioners. (Alaa Al-Faqir / Reuters)

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Parkour coach Ibrahim al-Kadiri (R), 19, and Muhannad al-Kadiri, 18, demonstrate their Parkour skills amid damaged buildings in the rebel-held city of Inkhil, west of Deraa, Syria, April 7, 2017. Ibrahim discovered Parkour in Jordan, where he had fled to escape the war. Back in his home town since 2015, he now leads a group of 15 practitioners. (Alaa Al-Faqir / Reuters)

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A group of about 15 have been practising Parkour for around two years, often in school courtyards and on quiet days when there is no fighting in the area. (Alaa Al-Faqir / Reuters)

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Inkhil is located near a front line between rebels and pro-government forces in an area that has been subjected to air strikes and shelling during the conflict. (Alaa Al-Faqir / Reuters)

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Leaping over bombed roofs and jumping through damaged window frames, a group of teenagers run and swing their way through buildings left dilapidated by six years of war in the southern Syrian town of Inkhil. (Alaa Al-Faqir / Reuters)

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Parkour coach Ibrahim al-Kadiri, 19, works at his father's shop in the rebel-held city. (Alaa Al-Faqir / Reuters)

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Ibrahim Eid, 16, demonstrates his Parkour skills in front of damaged building. (Alaa Al-Faqir / Reuters)

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Parkour was born in France in the 1980s as Art du Deplacement and has gained popularity over the years. In January, Britain became the first country to officially recognize it as a sport. (Alaa Al-Faqir / Reuters)

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The teenagers film and photograph each other and upload the footage on Facebook. They even have an audience. (Alaa Al-Faqir / Reuters)

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Kadiri and his friends somersault in the air, hold themselves up with just their arms and leap over piles of rubble. (Alaa Al-Faqir / Reuters)

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Parkour coach Ibrahim al-Kadiri, 19, drinks tea with his friends. (Alaa Al-Faqir / Reuters)

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“Parkour makes me a mythical man. It gets us out of the atmosphere of war and makes us forget some of our pain and sorrows, for when i jump from a high place I feel free and i enjoy the fun,’ Muhammad says. (Alaa Al-Faqir / Reuters)

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Led by Ibrahim, the team trains on quiet days. (Alaa Al-Faqir / Reuters)