http://bladepicturecompany.com/categories.php?cat_id=289
"I traveled to Aleppo to see the celebration of Eid on the Free Syrian Army side. The city was quiet. There was occasional sounds of bombing but a lack of gunfire to be heard in the distance. It was the end of Eid Al Fitr and though no real truce was called, there was the sense of peacefulness.

Sheep were slaughtered so food could be distributed, girls wore pretty new dresses and new play swings were made to make this day special.

Still the barrel bombs dropped. Crude home made bombs made by the Syrian government to be dropped out of helicopters and planes falling randomly without precision onto the people. Mainly civilians. A civil group called the White Helmets responded quickly to remove the wounded and bring out the dead.

But the days would not be marred by tragedy. Life goes on and children played and sang. They sang songs about freedom. Young boys filled Aleppo's public pool to swim and enjoyed getting out of the heat.

As the sun set, the people headed home to celebrate with family and to hide from the constant bombing that filled the night. It would be a new day tomorrow."

Photo documentary by Jake Simkin

http://mildsevenlights.carbonmade.com]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:34:21 GMT http://bladepicturecompany.com/details.php?image_id=6938 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:34:18 GMT A Syrian Eid : Syria http://bladepicturecompany.com/details.php?image_id=6938 http://bladepicturecompany.com/details.php?image_id=6937 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:33:10 GMT A Syrian Eid : Syria http://bladepicturecompany.com/details.php?image_id=6937 http://bladepicturecompany.com/details.php?image_id=6936 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:32:01 GMT A Syrian Eid : Syria http://bladepicturecompany.com/details.php?image_id=6936 http://bladepicturecompany.com/details.php?image_id=6935 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:30:43 GMT A Syrian Eid : Syria http://bladepicturecompany.com/details.php?image_id=6935 http://bladepicturecompany.com/details.php?image_id=6934 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:29:29 GMT A Syrian Eid : Syria http://bladepicturecompany.com/details.php?image_id=6934 http://bladepicturecompany.com/details.php?image_id=6933 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:27:37 GMT A Syrian Eid : Syria http://bladepicturecompany.com/details.php?image_id=6933 http://bladepicturecompany.com/details.php?image_id=6932 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:18:50 GMT A Syrian Eid : Syria http://bladepicturecompany.com/details.php?image_id=6932 http://bladepicturecompany.com/details.php?image_id=6931 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:16:36 GMT A Syrian Eid : Syria http://bladepicturecompany.com/details.php?image_id=6931 http://bladepicturecompany.com/details.php?image_id=6930 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:14:51 GMT A Syrian Eid : Syria http://bladepicturecompany.com/details.php?image_id=6930 http://bladepicturecompany.com/details.php?image_id=6929 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:13:30 GMT A Syrian Eid : Syria http://bladepicturecompany.com/details.php?image_id=6929