Ramadan in Syria - in pictures

  • Volunteers from the charity Saaed, which means assist in Arabic, provide iftar for residents in Syria's northern city of Aleppo. AFP
    Volunteers from the charity Saaed, which means assist in Arabic, provide iftar for residents in Syria's northern city of Aleppo. AFP
  • The local non-profit has been feeding Syrians in need during Ramadan for the past decade. AFP
    The local non-profit has been feeding Syrians in need during Ramadan for the past decade. AFP
  • Saaed has provided more than four million meals under the programme. AFP
    Saaed has provided more than four million meals under the programme. AFP
  • 'Food is offered to anyone who comes with pots and containers to be filled up,' says Saaed founder Essam El Habal. AFP
    'Food is offered to anyone who comes with pots and containers to be filled up,' says Saaed founder Essam El Habal. AFP
  • Residents arrive to receive food aid packages distributed by a volunteer team of first responders, in the town of Al Najieh, in Syria's rebel-held north-western Idlib province. AFP
    Residents arrive to receive food aid packages distributed by a volunteer team of first responders, in the town of Al Najieh, in Syria's rebel-held north-western Idlib province. AFP
  • Food packs are arranged in an open area in Al Najieh, which is currently along the front lines between Syrian government forces and rebels. AFP
    Food packs are arranged in an open area in Al Najieh, which is currently along the front lines between Syrian government forces and rebels. AFP
  • Children return to their tents with boxes of iftar, distributed by a local charity at a camp for displaced people, on the outskirts of the rebel-held town of Dana. AFP
    Children return to their tents with boxes of iftar, distributed by a local charity at a camp for displaced people, on the outskirts of the rebel-held town of Dana. AFP
  • More than 90 per cent of Syria’s population are living below the poverty line, a UN report said last month. AFP
    More than 90 per cent of Syria’s population are living below the poverty line, a UN report said last month. AFP
  • A man stares at the dome of a mosque, in Syria's northern city of Raqa. AFP
    A man stares at the dome of a mosque, in Syria's northern city of Raqa. AFP
  • A child holds dried okra at the Kabsh camp for displaced people in the countryside near Raqa. AFP
    A child holds dried okra at the Kabsh camp for displaced people in the countryside near Raqa. AFP
  • A Syrian woman prepares food at the Kabsh camp for the displaced people in the countryside near Syria's northern city of Raqa during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. AFP
    A Syrian woman prepares food at the Kabsh camp for the displaced people in the countryside near Syria's northern city of Raqa during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. AFP
  • At least 12 million people — more than two-thirds of Syria's population — are food insecure, the UN says. AFP
    At least 12 million people — more than two-thirds of Syria's population — are food insecure, the UN says. AFP
  • The UN has also said 14.6 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in the country. AFP
    The UN has also said 14.6 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in the country. AFP
  • Syrian women prepare food at the Kabsh camp. AFP
    Syrian women prepare food at the Kabsh camp. AFP
  • A volunteer serves a meal to displaced Syrians during a community iftar, donated by the independent civil society organisation Ulfah, with support from Malaysia, near the city of Al Bab. AFP
    A volunteer serves a meal to displaced Syrians during a community iftar, donated by the independent civil society organisation Ulfah, with support from Malaysia, near the city of Al Bab. AFP
  • Displaced Syrians share a collective iftar meal, donated by the independent civil society organisation Ulfah. AFP
    Displaced Syrians share a collective iftar meal, donated by the independent civil society organisation Ulfah. AFP
  • The humanitarian crisis has made the services of Saaed and similar non-profit groups more important than ever. AFP
    The humanitarian crisis has made the services of Saaed and similar non-profit groups more important than ever. AFP