The Swallows of Syria, Lebanon

Lebanon - Jdeideh - Latifah, 42-year-old, comes from Zahra, where she used to live a comfortable life before the revolution started. Her husband was managing a transport company, but the vehicles got stuck and destroyed four months ago, after the village came under heavy shelling during clashes between the Syrian forces and the Free Syrian Army. ?At that time we used to sleep under the trees and go back to the houses during the day, for fear of being hit?, she remembers. Her family now lives...
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Lebanon - Jdeideh - Latifah, 42-year-old, comes from Zahra, where she used to live a comfortable life before the revolution started. Her husband was managing a transport company, but the vehicles got stuck and destroyed four months ago, after the village came under heavy shelling during clashes between the Syrian forces and the Free Syrian Army. ?At that time we used to sleep under the trees and go back to the houses during the day, for fear of being hit?, she remembers. Her family now lives in a concrete shed on a rugged terrain, infested with insects, scorpions and snakes.
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