In the almost nine years of the war in Syria, the sight of tens or sometimes hundreds of thousands civilians fleeing their homes and neighbourhoods has become a disturbingly familiar sight. Since the conflict began, the lowest estimate of those "displaced" stands at 13.5 million, equating to over one million people per year being made into refugees. The other familiar sight is the destruction of homes, hospitals, schools and markets ...
![Mute 17-year-old Syrian Adnan, who lost both legs in 2014 following an airstrike as he was walking towards his father's store from school, rides a motorcycle in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on February 16, 2017. [AFP/Sameer Al-Doumy]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Douma.jpg?itok=eUHp6Pew "Mute 17-year-old Syrian Adnan, who lost both legs in 2014 following an airstrike as he was walking towards his father's store from school, rides a motorcycle in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on February 16, 2017. [AFP/Sameer Al-Doumy]")
