Syrian cat sanctuary offers animals refuge from war - in pictures

Ernesto's Sanctuary in Idlib cares for more than 1,000 felines

Mohamad Wattar, the manager of Ernesto's Sanctuary for cats, plays with some of the more than 1,000 cats cared for at the centre in Idlib, Syria. Reuters

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