Thread by @HashemOsseiran

#THREAD: As the #Syrian war enters its 10th year, @AFP has put together a series of stories that shed critical light on where the conflict and its many players now stand. Taken together, they reveal the brutal cost of war & how regular #Syrians are paying the highest price

"It's certainly not a simple international conflict."
@RobaHusseini on how Syria plays host to a complex international showdown involving #Russia, the United States, #Turkey, #Israel and #Iran.
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"Fear of death has turned into fear of poverty."
@Maher_mon from #Damascus on how residents of the Syrian capital are struggling to rebuild their lives after years of war.
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In this gut-wrenching story from #Idlib @AFP speaks to Ibrahim al-Ali whose body is like a map of his miraculous but horrific journey through years of bombing. First he lost 3 fingers, later his hearing in one ear. Then all at once, both his legs and eyes.
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From #Geneva, @nina_larson looks at how nine years of chronicling war crimes and horrendous suffering in Syria has created frustration & sadness for UN investigators, who nevertheless, still press on.
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