Justin Salhani

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Maha's Soldier

May 01, 2017 by Justin Salhani

A Syrian rebel fell in love with a diplomat’s daughter. War wasn’t their only obstacle.

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May 01, 2017 /Justin Salhani
salhani, jordan, syria, latterly
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Three: Stories of the Real Syria

February 04, 2014 by Justin Salhani

Highly personal profiles of a mother, an artist, and a soldier throw into sharp relief the depth of the losses endured by the nearly three million Syrians forced into other countries since 2011. A short and intimate account that drives home the human scale of this crisis.

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February 04, 2014 /Justin Salhani /Source
syria, jordan, refugees
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Wounded Syrian Fighters Yearn For Return to Frontlines

December 11, 2013 by Justin Salhani

A little over three months ago in the village of Ghabagheb in Syria’s southern municipality of Dara’a, a two man hit team from the Free Syrian Army awaited the arrival of an important Syrian Arab Army figure. One of the FSA soldiers, a 24-year-old defected SAA soldier from Dara’a named Sultan, had been tipped off by a contact still enlisted in the army battling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

The pair waited but the man never came. Instead, a mini bus arrived and seven SAA soldiers emerged. Realizing they had been betrayed, Sultan’s comrade fled, leaving Sultan face-to-face with the enemy combatants. Time slowed down as Sultan was overcome by melancholy. As he stared at his foes a thought crept into his conscious: “Am I going to die here, in this place?” Despite being filled with fear at the notion of an unavoidable demise Sultan felt no regrets. Both sides opened fire.

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December 11, 2013 /Justin Salhani /Source
syria, jordan, free syrian army
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