Friday, November 9, 2012

The Story Of One Syrian Family Struggling To Survive In The Middle Of A Civil War



How One Syrian Family Braves Life In A Divided Aleppo -- Christian Science Monitor

The battle for Aleppo has destroyed entire neighborhoods and pushed thousands of residents to flee. For many left behind, savings have been spent and survival is a daily focus.

At a charity center recently set up in a former school in a shabby neighborhood of Syria's largest city, a woman shows up seeking milk for the tiny baby she's holding.

She says Shahinaz, who is wrapped up in blankets and sleeping quietly, is a month old, but the child looks more like a newborn. The distribution center volunteers give her milk for the baby, but that's not all she needs.

"There is no milk. There is no gas. There is no sugar. There is no water," says the woman, who gives her name as Souda. Shahinaz is her
granddaughter. "There's been no work for my husband since the first day of Ramadan," she says. That was in July.

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My Comment: Winter is starting .... life for these refugees is about to become very bleak.

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