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IDLIB, SYRIA - JANUARY 13: Sham embraces her cat Umut at the entrance of a tent on Thursday, January 13, 2022 in Idlib. Sham fled with her family from the town of Rastan in Homs province in 2019, bringing her cat Umut along. (Photo by Mehmet Kılıç/LensOne)

Hope in Her Arms

IDLIB, SYRIA - JANUARY 13: Sham embraces her cat Umut at the entrance of a tent on Thursday, January 13, 2022 in Idlib. Sham fled with her family from the town of Rastan in Homs province in 2019, bringing her cat Umut along. (Photo by Mehmet Kılıç/LensOne)

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Taken in the fieldJan 13, 2022, 10:07 AM
Filed to the deskOct 18, 2026, 7:40 PM
Published in the archiveOct 18, 2026, 10:27 PM

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