HOMS, SYRIA CHILDREN PLAYING

Homs, Syria

Children Playing in the Midst of War

What is it like for the children left behind in war zones – for those who don’t make it to the relative safety of the refugee camps? These powerful pictures come from photographers in Homs, Syria. The city has been under siege for years. Women and children often survive by living in basements of bombed out buildings. In the midst of the destruction the children in Homs still play.

These photographs were graciously donated by Thaer Khalidiya and Yazan Homsy. The photographs from BasmaSyria are used without permission, as no one has been able to locate the brave BasmaSyria Media members who worked tirelessly to get the images of their home out to the world. Those who knew them have encouraged us to use them in honor – and perhaps in memory – of their mission.

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