Wednesday, December 29, 2021

'This is not a life': The displaced Syrians selling trash to survive

Issued on: 29/12/2021 - 

Displaced Syrians working at a landfill on the outskirts of the northern city of Raqqa. 
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Video by: Sam BALL

At a vast landfill on the outskirts of the Syrian city of Raqqa, once the Islamic State group's capital, men, women and young children scour the rubbish for scrap metal or anything else they can sell on. They are just some of the millions of Syrians displaced by a decade of conflict that has left around nine in 10 of the population living in poverty.

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