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IDPs mark somber Ramadan in Syria’s Washukanni camp
HASAKA, Syria – Displaced families are marking a somber Ramadan this year in Washukanni camp in northeast Syria’s Hasaka province.
Due to the coronavirus lockdown, residents had been unable to leave their shelters to earn a living or buy supplies.
Now, as the lockdown measures are relaxed, residents have reemerged.
In the absence of assistance from international aid agencies, poverty has forced many residents to send their children into the streets to work.
The camp is home to around 6,000 people who fled their homes in Tal Abyad north of Raqqa and Ras al-Ain north of Hasaka last October when Turkey launched Operation Peace Spring.
This is their first Ramadan under canvass since the offensive forced them into displacement.
Photos by Delil Souleiman / AFP
A displaced Syrian woman stands next to her cart, selling chicken, at the Washukanni camp for the IDPs in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on May 10, 2020. DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP
Displaced Syrians wait for their order of sweets atat the Washukanni camp for the IDPs in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on May 10, 2020. DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP
A displaced Syrian girl sits next to a grinder, to grind meats or vegetables, at the Washukanni camp for the IDPs in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on May 10, 2020. DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP
A displaced Syrian woman walks with her child and bags of groceries at the Washukanni camp for the IDPs in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on May 10, 2020. DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP
A displaced Syrian woman prepares "iftar", or breaking the fast at sunset, at the Washukanni camp for the IDPs in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on May 10, 2020. DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP
A displaced Syrian man carries a chicken in a bag back to his tent at the Washukanni camp for the IDPs in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on May 10, 2020. DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP
A displaced Syrian woman adjusts her head scarf as she walks in the Washukanni camp for the IDPs in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on May 10, 2020. DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP
A displaced Syrian boy waits for his order of sweets at the Washukanni camp for the IDPs in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on May 10, 2020. DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP
A displaced Syrian woman carries bags of vegetables at the Washukanni camp for the IDPs in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on May 10, 2020. DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP
A displaced Syrian woman walks with her child at the Washukanni camp for the IDPs in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on May 10, 2020. DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP
A displaced Syrian girl carries a pot of chickpeas at the Washukanni camp for the IDPs in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on May 10, 2020. DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP
A displaced Syrian woman sits with her son next to her stall of vegetables at the Washukanni camp for the IDPs in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on May 10, 2020. DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP
Displaced Syrians prepare their "iftar", or breaking the fast at sunset, at the Washukanni camp for the IDPs in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on May 10, 2020. DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP
A displaced Syrian child scratches his eye at the Washukanni camp for the IDPs in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on May 10, 2020. DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP
IDPs mark somber Ramadan in Syria’s Washukanni camp
IDPs mark somber Ramadan in Syria’s Washukanni camp
IDPs mark somber Ramadan in Syria’s Washukanni camp
IDPs mark somber Ramadan in Syria’s Washukanni camp
IDPs mark somber Ramadan in Syria’s Washukanni camp
IDPs mark somber Ramadan in Syria’s Washukanni camp
IDPs mark somber Ramadan in Syria’s Washukanni camp
IDPs mark somber Ramadan in Syria’s Washukanni camp
IDPs mark somber Ramadan in Syria’s Washukanni camp
IDPs mark somber Ramadan in Syria’s Washukanni camp
IDPs mark somber Ramadan in Syria’s Washukanni camp
IDPs mark somber Ramadan in Syria’s Washukanni camp
IDPs mark somber Ramadan in Syria’s Washukanni camp