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15 March 2018updated 04 Aug 2021 10:03am

“At 28, I had life planned. Now I’m 35”: The Syrian millennials growing up in conflict

Seven years in to the Syrian war, young civilians still in the country are trying to find work and adapt to constant fear.

By Salim

Peace be with you. That’s how we begin our conversation in southern Syria, where I’m sitting in front of Rania*, a young women of 22, asking her how it feels to be the main breadwinner for her family.

She is one of the many young people who have reached adulthood during the Syrian war, as violence permeates around them.   

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