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1 of 10Aya Bandar, 6, from Hama, in March 2016.Muhammed Muheisen—AP -
2 of 10Ahmad Zughayar, 6, from Deir el-Zour. "I remember the sound of bombings on homes in Deir el-Zour," says Zughayar.Muhammed Muheisen—AP -
3 of 10Rakan Raslan, 11, from Hama. “I used to go to the school back in Hama,” Raslan said. “I used to have friends there. Our home was destroyed in the war and we had to flee to Jordan.” Rakan said that without an education, his future is in doubt. “The best I can become is a driver,” he said.Muhammed Muheisen—AP -
4 of 10Mariam Aloush, 8, from Homs. "I remember our home in Syria and my school there. I just want to go back," says Aloush.Muhammed Muheisen—AP -
5 of 10Zahra al-Jassim, 10, from Hama. "I dream of going back to Syria to see my friends Raghd, Halima, and Najwa," says al-Jassim.Muhammed Muheisen—AP -
6 of 10Hammad Khadir, 3, from Hassakeh.Muhammed Muheisen—AP -
7 of 10Yasmeen Mohammed, 11, from Eastern Ghouta. “All I want is to go back to my school in Syria and see my friends,” says Mohammed.Muhammed Muheisen—AP -
8 of 10Hanan Khalid, 7, from Hassakeh.Muhammed Muheisen—AP -
9 of 10Zahra Mahmoud, 5, from Deir el-Zour.Muhammed Muheisen—AP -
10 of 10Amna Zughayar, 9, from Deir el-Zour.Muhammed Muheisen—AP
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