Old Damascus, Syria, narrow lanes and squalor in Kurdish quarter. Hafiz Assad era.

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Back streets of old Damascus, squalor and poverty. Kurdish of Kurdish aspirations and basic national rights defined Hafiz Assad era policy towards the Kurds perpetuated by his son, Bashar al-Assad. Kurds suffered socio-economic disadvantage.

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Size: 3443px × 5072px
Location: Old Damascus, Syria
Photo credit: © Sheri Laizer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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