Tuesday 22 January 2013

A place of refuge for Syria’s disabled

Syrians, caught in the crossfire of a civil war, receive treatment to overcome paralysis at a recovery center in Turkey.

Jan. 10, 2013 
Khaled Ibrahim stands in front of a Turkish flag at the recovery center for Syrians in Reyhanli, Turkey. Khaled was injured when the Syrian army shelled his home town in Idlib province.
Bradley Secker / For The Washington Post

Jan. 10, 2013  
Khaled climbs the stairs in what used to be a dorm for female students.
Bradley Secker / For The Washington Post
Jan. 10, 2013  
A young man arrives at the recovery center. About 85 patients are being treated at the center, including those brought from Syria directly and from Turkish state hospitals.
Bradley Secker / For The Washington Post

Recovery center in Turkey sees growing number of paralyzed Syrians


Most of the injured Syrians who check into the volunteer-run recovery center here stay only a few weeks, maybe a month. As soon as they regain strength and mobility, they find temporary housing in Turkey or return home to fight against the Syrian regime. A line of new patients waits to take their place.

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source: http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/bilder-dokumentieren-das-toeten-und-sterben-in-syrien-a-867067.html