Women of Syria

Agencies Published February 19, 2013
Displaced women sit in the back of a pick-up truck as they flee from Aleppo. ?Photo by Reuters
Displaced women sit in the back of a pick-up truck as they flee from Aleppo. ?Photo by Reuters
Um Jaafar, a woman fighter in the Free Syrian Army, takes aim with her weapon as she undergoes military training by her husband Abu Jaafar, a Sawt al-Haq (Voice of Rights) battalion commander, in Aleppo. ?Photo by Reuters
Um Jaafar, a woman fighter in the Free Syrian Army, takes aim with her weapon as she undergoes military training by her husband Abu Jaafar, a Sawt al-Haq (Voice of Rights) battalion commander, in Aleppo. ?Photo by Reuters
Um Jaafar sits as she rests in front of other women undergoing military training. Um Jaafar was a women's hairdresser before the revolution. ?Photo by Reuters
Um Jaafar sits as she rests in front of other women undergoing military training. Um Jaafar was a women's hairdresser before the revolution. ?Photo by Reuters
Women, who are part of the Sawt al-Haq (Voice of Rights), stand with their weapons. They are undergoing military training to form the Nazek Obeid group as part of the Sawt al-Haq battalion, which is based on the frontline of Aleppo's Sheikh Saeed neighbourhood. ?Photo by Reuters
Women, who are part of the Sawt al-Haq (Voice of Rights), stand with their weapons. They are undergoing military training to form the Nazek Obeid group as part of the Sawt al-Haq battalion, which is based on the frontline of Aleppo's Sheikh Saeed neighbourhood. ?Photo by Reuters
A Syrian refugee woman gestures near her grandchildren in a refugee camp near Azaz, north of Aleppo province. ?Photo by AP
A Syrian refugee woman gestures near her grandchildren in a refugee camp near Azaz, north of Aleppo province. ?Photo by AP
A displaced Syrian woman washes some clothes in front of her tent in the Azaz camp for displaced people. ?Photo by AP
A displaced Syrian woman washes some clothes in front of her tent in the Azaz camp for displaced people. ?Photo by AP
A syrian refugee woman walks through the mud in a refugee camp near Azaz. ?Photo by AP
A syrian refugee woman walks through the mud in a refugee camp near Azaz. ?Photo by AP
A Syrian refugee woman is seen between a line of tents in a refugee camp near Azaz. ?Photo by AP
A Syrian refugee woman is seen between a line of tents in a refugee camp near Azaz. ?Photo by AP

The increase in air strikes has intensified the war situation in Syria, displacing thousands to refugee camps. Most Syrian women have learnt to endure the harsh living condition, while others trained themselves to fight back against the injustice. —Photos by Agencies

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