Artwork created in Syrian rebels tunnels in Jobar - in pictures

Bashar Al Assad, centre, Syria's president at the time, and his wife Asma, meet artists sculpting on the walls of a tunnel formerly used by rebel fighters in Jobar, on the outskirts of Damascus, in 2018. AFP
Bashar Al Assad, centre, Syria's president at the time, and his wife Asma, meet artists sculpting on the walls of a tunnel formerly used by rebel fighters in Jobar, on the outskirts of Damascus, in 2018. AFP
The Assad regime celebrated retaking Jobar by commissioning artworks in former rebel tunnels. EPA
The Assad regime celebrated retaking Jobar by commissioning artworks in former rebel tunnels. EPA
A pro-regime Syrian soldier photographs a sculpture. EPA
A pro-regime Syrian soldier photographs a sculpture. EPA
A bas relief depicting a Syrian regime soldier feeding a child, in a former rebel tunnel. EPA
A bas relief depicting a Syrian regime soldier feeding a child, in a former rebel tunnel. EPA
Muhannad Moualla, an artist and fighter in the Syrian army, stands inside a tunnel. EPA
Muhannad Moualla, an artist and fighter in the Syrian army, stands inside a tunnel. EPA
The tunnels helped the rebels survive the regime's siege of Jobar for years. EPA
The tunnels helped the rebels survive the regime's siege of Jobar for years. EPA
Weeks after Jobar surrendered, the regime brought in art students to carve sculptures into the walls of the tunnels. EPA
Weeks after Jobar surrendered, the regime brought in art students to carve sculptures into the walls of the tunnels. EPA