‘I'm as old as the revolution’, Syrian boy turns 10 as nation marks decade of civil war | South China Morning Post

Ten-year-old Aalwan Aalwan was born in Syria just days after pro-democracy protests began in the country in March 2011. But instead of bringing out wider political freedom demonstrators hoped for, the “revolution” developed into a decade-long civil war. Over those 10 years, Aalwan has only known war and has been dis…

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