A Syrian father holds his son’s hand. The son wants to be just like his father, right down to the cast on his arm. The little boy’s cast is make-believe. His father’s is all too real—his arm was severely injured in a battle in the besieged city of Homs in Syria. He brought his family to Jordan for safety but is determined to return to Syria, injury or not. “I have a duty to go back,” he says.

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