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Fleeing Syria
In this scene, Ammar and his wife Raghida look back on their frantic departure from Syria in 2012, when the forces of President Bashar Assad approached their home in Homes, Syria. The family is among more than 5.6 million refugees who fled the Syrian civil war that began in 2011. More than 450,000 people have died and Assad's regime has used chemical weapons against civilians -- including children -- in his battle to regain control of rebel-held areas. |