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Abderrazaq Khatoun smokes a cigarette. AFP
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Abderrazaq Khatoun rests with some of his 11 orphaned grandchildren in the northern countryside of Syria's north-western province of Idlib. The Syrian war robbed Khatoun of 13 of his children and one of his wives, but he was forced to overcome his grief quickly to raise 11 orphaned grandchildren. Displaced from his native home in central Hama province, the 83-year-old retired farmer and 30 surviving family members have pitched four tents on a strip of land surrounded by olive trees. AFP
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Abderrazaq Khatoun reacts as he shows a video taken on the day when rescuers searched for survivors after an air raid that killed seven of his sons. AFP
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One of Abderrazaq Khatoun's 11 orphaned grandchildren plays in an encampment in the village of Harbanoush, Idlib. AFP
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Abderrazaq Khatoun rests with his 11 orphaned grandchildren inside a tent in an encampment in the village of Harbanoush. AFP
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Abderrazaq Khatoun helps his orphaned grandchildren with their school work. AFP
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Some of Abderrazaq Khatoun's grandchildren share a meal. AFP
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An aerial view of an encampment in the village of Harbanoush where Abderrazaq Khatoun lives with his 11 orphaned grandchildren and other family members. AFP
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One of Abderrazaq Khatoun's grandchildren sits outside a tent. AFP
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Abderrazaq Khatoun places rocks to protect one of his tents from wind. AFP
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Abderrazaq Khatoun smokes a cigarette. AFP
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Abderrazaq Khatoun rests with some of his 11 orphaned grandchildren in the northern countryside of Syria's north-western province of Idlib. The Syrian war robbed Khatoun of 13 of his children and one of his wives, but he was forced to overcome his grief quickly to raise 11 orphaned grandchildren. Displaced from his native home in central Hama province, the 83-year-old retired farmer and 30 surviving family members have pitched four tents on a strip of land surrounded by olive trees. AFP
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Abderrazaq Khatoun reacts as he shows a video taken on the day when rescuers searched for survivors after an air raid that killed seven of his sons. AFP
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One of Abderrazaq Khatoun's 11 orphaned grandchildren plays in an encampment in the village of Harbanoush, Idlib. AFP
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Abderrazaq Khatoun rests with his 11 orphaned grandchildren inside a tent in an encampment in the village of Harbanoush. AFP
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Abderrazaq Khatoun helps his orphaned grandchildren with their school work. AFP
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Some of Abderrazaq Khatoun's grandchildren share a meal. AFP
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An aerial view of an encampment in the village of Harbanoush where Abderrazaq Khatoun lives with his 11 orphaned grandchildren and other family members. AFP
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One of Abderrazaq Khatoun's grandchildren sits outside a tent. AFP
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Abderrazaq Khatoun places rocks to protect one of his tents from wind. AFP
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Abderrazaq Khatoun smokes a cigarette. AFP
Syrian grandfather raises 11 orphaned grandchildren
The Syrian war robbed Abderrazaq Khatoun, 83, of one wife and 13 children
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