Published TUESDAY March 26, 2024: 'The Forgotten War: Syria 13 Years Later' by ZUMA Partner agency dpa photo-journalist Anas Alkharboutli: 13 years ago, almost to the day, the Syrian people took to the streets in peaceful protest to demand their freedom and respect for human rights. The Assad regime met these protests with a ruthless campaign of oppression and atrocities that continues to this day. Since March 2011, the Syria conflict has led to the deaths of more than 500,000 people, and the forced displacement of more than half of the Syrian population. The devastating impact of the February 2023 earthquakes is still felt today. The war in Syria is not over, during the last year, the suffering of Syrians has continued, whether at the hands of the Assad regime, its allies, or Daesh terrorists. Welcome to 'The Forgotten War: Syria 13 Years Later'
© zReportage.com Issue #932 Story of the Week: Published TUESDAY March 26, 2024: 'The Forgotten War: Syria 13 Years Later' by ZUMA Partner agency dpa photo-journalist Anas Alkharboutli: 13 years ago, almost to the day, the Syrian people took to the streets in peaceful protest to demand their freedom and respect for human rights. The Assad regime met these protests with a ruthless campaign of oppression and atrocities that continues to this day. Since March 2011, the Syria conflict has led to the deaths of more than 500,000 people, and the forced displacement of more than half of the Syrian population. The devastating impact of the February 2023 earthquakes is still felt today. The war in Syria is not over, during the last year, the suffering of Syrians has continued, whether at the hands of the Assad regime, its allies, or Daesh terrorists. Welcome to 'The Forgotten War: Syria 13 Years Later'

MOHAMMED GHANNAM, 6, who was injured as a result of a building collapsing on him during the devastating February 6, 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake. One in three children displaced by the earthquake is still homeless. The 2023 quakes killed more than 50,000 individuals, injured hundreds of thousands, and traumatized many more especially the Syrian refugee community and the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Syria, who were already in severe distress from the now 13 year old civil war.
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A visibly distraught HAMSA SHABAN, 7, sits on a blood stained bed with bandages on her hands and head as she receives treatment after getting injured as a result of a missile strike targeted the city of Idlib by the Syrian regime.
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A young child stands near the bodies of victims who were killed as a result of artillery shelling by the Syrian regime on the village of Qoqfin. At least ten civilians including six children were killed as a result of Syrian government bombardment.
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Members of the White Helmets place a warning 'danger sign' near an unexploded missile sticking out of the ground after a nighttime missile strike launched by the Syrian regime that targeted the city of Idlib. Seven civilians including four children, were killed and several others were injured as a result of the strike.
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A view of the remains of an unexploded missile sticks out of the ground in Idlib. Seven civilians including four children, were killed and others were injured as a result of the missile strike launched by the Syrian regime that targeted the city.
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A boy wrapped in bandages, injured as a result of a missile strike receives treatment at University Hospital in Idlib Governorate. At least five civilians, including a child and a woman, were killed as a result of a missile strike targeted several cities in Idlib Governorate by the Syrian regime.
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People carefully bury the victims of a missile strike that targeted a civilian home in the town of Kafr Nouran in Aleppo. Five civilians from the same family were killed and several others were injured after the Syrian regime launched a missile attack on their home.
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Two boys stand on the shell of their home following a Russian airstrike in the city of Jisr Al-Shughur in Idlib. Russia's airforce strikes locations in Idlib in support of Syrian government positions.
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A young man carries pictures of his family that he extracted from the rubble of his destroyed house as a result of a Russian airstrike in the city of Jisr Al-Shughur in Idlib. Russia's airforce strikes locations in Idlib in support of Syrian government positions.
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A large group of people including family members and residents perform funeral prayers for the victims of the deadly Russian airstrike which targeted a displacement camp.
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One-year-old AFRAA AL-MILIHAN, also known as the 'miracle baby,' who was born amid the rubble after the deadly earthquake, now lives with her foster parents. Afraa's mother died after giving birth during February 6, 2023 7.8 earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northern Syria.
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MOATASEM RAMADAN 10, lost three limbs as a result of an accident, attends a class at Step of Hope School in the city of Idlib. Step of Hope School, for people with special needs and war-wounded children, aims to integrate children with special needs into Syrian society.
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A child People receives physical therapy at Aqrabat Specialized Hospital in Idlib Governate after being injured in the 7.8-magnitude deadly earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on 6 February 2023.
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Tarps cover temporary shelters in the Khirbet Al-Jawz camps in the countryside of Idlib Governorate, near the Syrian-Turkish border. Many of the inhabitants of the camps are from Hama province, who have previously fled the violent shelling on their villages and towns during the ongoing war.
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Wearing facemasks, prisoners sit and read books in the library of the Syrian Military Police prison in Aleppo. The prison is designated to incarcerate those who were charged with drug-related crimes.
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Syrian fighters within the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army during a military parade in the city of Marea in Aleppo Governorate.
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Syrians take part in a mass demonstration against the Syrian regime on the 13th anniversary of the Syrian Revolution.
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Syrian children line up to attend a class within the Orange Organization's educational tents project in a temporary shelter centre for those affected by the deadly February 6 earthquake. The Orange Organization provides education and psychological support to over 450 children in Aleppo.
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TAHA AL-AHMAD, with his wife FIDA MUTLAQ tend to seedlings in a field, part of an agricultural project supported by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). A delegation from IOM visited people who benefit from projects supported by the German Foreign Ministry and the French government in Idlib Governorate.
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Local people including children light candles to commemorate the victims on the anniversary of the 6 February earthquake in front of a destroyed building in the city of Jindires. Tens of thousands of people lost their lives in Turkey and Syria on 6 February 2023 during the 7.8 magnitude quake and its aftermath.
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Syrian fighters within the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army hold up their weapons during a military parade in the city of Marea in Aleppo Governorate.
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