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Rami Jarrah

Abu Ezzat in the Old City of Aleppo.

A father in Aleppo frets about five of his sons on rebel frontlines

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Media activist Rami Jarrah tells the story of a father who could afford to flee the besieged city of Aleppo, but has instead decided to stay.

Rami Jarrah, a Syrian political activist and citizen journalist.

A citizen reporter’s journey through the rubble of Aleppo air strikes

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A man reacts as he carries a child who survived what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces of Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad in the Al-Fardous neighborhood of Aleppo, September 19, 2014.

US air strikes spark sympathy for Syrian extremist groups in rebel-held areas

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From a Cairo Apartment Syrian Activists Spread News About the Revolution Back Home

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