Despite traumas of war, Syrian children in Turkey dream of home


  • World
  • Thursday, 14 Jan 2016

A Syrian refugee girl stands at the entrance of her tent in Yayladagi refugee camp in Hatay province, near the Turkish-Syrian border, Turkey, December 15, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

YAYLADAGI, Turkey (Reuters) - When nine-year old Ilaf Hassun drew a picture of her home she scrawled a simple house, trees and clouds with smiling faces. Then in thick red pen, she added the figure of a woman clutching her dead child walking towards a cemetery.

Syria's conflict has left hundreds of thousands dead, pushed millions more into exile, and had a profound effect on children who lost their homes or became caught up in the bloodletting.

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