In Syria's war-torn Idlib, travelling barbers bring children relief


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  • Wednesday, 20 May 2020

A volunteer hairdresser from the International Association for Relief and Development (ONSUR) wearing a face mask and gloves cuts the hair of an internally displaced boy, ahead of the Eid al-Fitr Muslim holiday, amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at an IDP camp in Idlib, Syria May 19, 2020. Picture taken May 19, 2020. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) - At a soccer stadium in Syria's Idlib re-purposed to shelter people displaced by war, children are being offered a service highly sought after since the coronavirus pandemic set in: a haircut.

The camp is one of several in Syria's war-torn northwest region where makeshift barbers are being set up by the International Association for Relief and Development (ONSUR), part of a project to bring relief to children during the Eid holiday that marks the end of Ramadan.

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