• A young boy plays with wheat straw piled up after harvesting, in the countryside of Syria's northwestern city of Afrin in rebel-held part of Aleppo province, on June 8, 2022. (Photo by Rami al SAYED / AFP)
    A young boy plays with wheat straw piled up after harvesting, in the countryside of Syria's northwestern city of Afrin in rebel-held part of Aleppo province, on June 8, 2022. (Photo by Rami al SAYED / AFP)
  • Farmers fill a tractor with freshly harvested wheat.
    Farmers fill a tractor with freshly harvested wheat.
  • A farmer shows a handful of freshly harvested wheat.
    A farmer shows a handful of freshly harvested wheat.
  • Farmers fill a tractor with freshly harvested wheat.
    Farmers fill a tractor with freshly harvested wheat.
  • A farmer harvests wheat with a combine machine.
    A farmer harvests wheat with a combine machine.
  • An aerial image of wheat harvesting in the countryside of Syria's north-western city of Afrin.
    An aerial image of wheat harvesting in the countryside of Syria's north-western city of Afrin.
  • A farmer drives a tractor on his way to collect freshly harvested wheat.
    A farmer drives a tractor on his way to collect freshly harvested wheat.
  • Shepherds guide sheep and goats on a wheat field after harvesting.
    Shepherds guide sheep and goats on a wheat field after harvesting.
  • Farmers fill a tractor with freshly harvested wheat.
    Farmers fill a tractor with freshly harvested wheat.
  • A young shepherd guides his sheep on a wheat field after harvesting.
    A young shepherd guides his sheep on a wheat field after harvesting.

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Syrian farmers harvest wheat in Afrin - in pictures

The harvest takes place in the countryside of a rebel-held part of Aleppo province

The National

June 11, 2022

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