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Aug. 31, 2012: A Syrian girl, Aya Abdulhay, 5, who fled her home in Aleppo with her family due to fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels, takes refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__6_]()
Aug. 28, 2012: A Syrian boy lies on the ground under a mosquito net, as he and his family take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__12_]()
Sept. 2, 2012: A boy looks back while he and another boy play on a Syrian military tank, destroyed during fighting with the rebels, in the Syrian town of Azaz.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__13_]()
Aug. 31, 2012: A Syrian man, who fled his home in Aleppo, due to fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels, carries his son while going to collect water from a tanker, as they take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__15_]()
Aug. 30, 2012: Newly arrived Syrian refugees walk by the French Military mobile hospital at Zaatari refugee camp, in Mafraq, Jordan.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__17_]()
Aug. 30, 2012: Syrian refugee Maha al Masri, 5, holds her sister, Rana, who was born six weeks ago in Ramtha, Jordan.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__18_]()
Aug. 30, 2012: Monther Khaled, 7, from Daraa, Syria, poses for a portrait two days after crossing in to Jordan along with his family, at the Zaatari refugee camp in Mafraq.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__28_]()
Aug. 29, 2012: An elderly Syrian woman, who fled her home with their family in Aleppo due to fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels, sits next to her grandson, as they take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__32_]()
Aug. 28, 2012: Syrian women and children wait outside a bakery shop to buy bread, in Azaz, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__35_]()
Aug. 28, 2012: A Syrian girl uses a rope to pull a cart her brother sitting on next to empty jerricans going to a water point to fetch water, in Azaz, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__34_]()
Aug. 28, 2012: A Syrian girl, who fled her home with her family due to fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels, looks back, as she and her family take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__9_]()
Aug. 28, 2012: A Syrian girl plays with her little sister, as she and her family take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing near the Syrian town of Azaz.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__14_]()
Aug. 30, 2012: A Syrian refugee boy plays on a wooden cable spool near the tents at Zaatari refugee camp in Mafraq, Jordan.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__16_]()
Aug. 30, 2012: Khaldoun al-Masri, 38, second from right, who fled Daraa with his wife and six children due to the ongoing bombing of the city by the Syrian forces, poses with the family at the Zaatari Syrian refugee camp in Mafraq, Jordan.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__19_]()
Aug. 29, 2012: Syrian refugees inspect their tent, which was burned during rioting at Zaatari Syrian refugee camp in Mafraq, Jordan. Jordan's has warned Syrian refugees in its tent camp near the Syrian border against rioting. Public security officials say rioting by 200 refugees over the camp's 'poor services' injured 26 Jordanian security officers.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__20_]()
Sept. 2, 2012: Syrian refugee Omm Ahmed, from Daraa, Syria, carries her newborn near her tent, at Zaatari Refugee Camp, in Mafraq, Jordan.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__26_]()
Sept. 3, 2012: Syrian Ghassan Khalil, 30, who fled his home in Marea 12 days ago due to Syrian government shelling of his house, holds his sleeping son Mahmoud, 2, who suffers from fever, as they take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__31_]()
Aug. 29, 2012: Syrian girls, who fled their home with their family in Aleppo due to fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels, sleep on teh ground, as their family take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__21_]()
Sept. 2, 2012: Syrian refugee children sit on a handmade swing in front of their tent, at Zaatari Refugee Camp, in Mafraq, Jordan.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__33_]()
Aug. 28, 2012: Syrian children, who fled their homes with their families due to fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels, wait to receive food, as they take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__22_]()
Sept. 3, 2012: Syrians gather by the rubble of a house, destroyed from Syrian forces shelling in the Syrian town of Azaz.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__23_]()
Sept. 3, 2012: Syrians gather by the rubble of a house, destroyed from Syrian forces shelling in the Syrian town of Azaz, on the outskirts of Aleppo.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__24_]()
Sept. 2, 2012: Syrian Hamzah Abu Bakri displays portraits of his brothers, from right, Bakri, Mohammed and Abdul Baset, who were killed on Thursday from government forces shelling while standing by their vegetables shop in Tal Rifat, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__27_]()
Sept. 3, 2012: Syrian girl, wa'd Ismael, 8, bottom center, who fled her home with her family in Marea 11 days ago, due to Syrian government shelling in their neighborhood, washes her family's laundry in a tub, as she and others take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__29_]()
Aug. 29, 2012: Shaima Nasser, 8, who fled her home with their family in Marea, due to fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels, looks up, as she and her family take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__30_]()
Aug. 29, 2012: A Syrian boy, who fled his home with his family in Aleppo, due to fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels, shows empty shells he collected, as he and his family take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__4_]()
Aug. 28, 2012: Syrians shout slogans as they march toward the Turkish side of the border during a protest asking the Turkish government to let them enter to their refugee camps, at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__8_]()
Aug. 28, 2012: Syrian girl Haya Khalil, 8, who fled her home in Homs with her family, looks up, as she and her family take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__7_]()
Sept. 2, 2012: A Syrian girl waits her turn to buy bread and eggs from a store, as she and others take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__5_]()
Aug. 28, 2012: A Syrian child lies in a child safety seat, while his family takes refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__2_]()
Aug. 30, 2012: A Syrian boy who fled his home in Marea is adorned in the colors of the Syrian revolutionary flag as he and his family take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing.![Syria_Civil_War_Children]()
Aug. 29, 2012: A Syrian refugee woman carries her infant while washes the family clothes at Zaatari refugee camp, in Mafraq, Jordan.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__11_]()
Aug. 28, 2012: A Syrian man feeds his daughter while sitting in front of his partly damaged house, in Azaz, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__10_]()
Aug. 28, 2012: Syrian girl Regab Al-Hajji, 12, walks back to her family carrying water, as she and her family take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__1_]()
Aug. 31, 2012: A Syrian child, Hassan Kakaagi, 2, suffers from malnutrition, as he and his family take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing.![Syria_Civil_War_Children__3_]()
Aug. 29, 2012: A Syrian girl who fled her home with her family in Marea stands next to her family whose taking refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing.Syria's Children of War
As the death toll reportedly tops 23,000 after 17 months of violence between Bashar Assad's regime and the rebels, Syria's youngest residents have been caught in the crossfire -- and sometimes even been targeted by government forces. These photos were taken over seven days, from refugee camps in Jordan and Turkey to villages under assault near Allepo, Syria.
Move Forward
- Syria's Children of War
