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IDLIB, SYRIA - NOVEMBER 4: Ahmed does a somersault while playing with friends at the Salih Camp in Idlib on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. He is upside down in mid-air for a moment on the red earth that serves as the children's playground. (Photo by Mehmet Kılıç/LensOne)

A Somersault on the Red Earth

IDLIB, SYRIA - NOVEMBER 4: Ahmed does a somersault while playing with friends at the Salih Camp in Idlib on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. He is upside down in mid-air for a moment on the red earth that serves as the children's playground. (Photo by Mehmet Kılıç/LensOne)

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Taken in the fieldNov 4, 2025, 1:13 PM
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