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Post date January 25, 2025

Samir al-Baghdadi, 46, left, stands on his brother Fayez outside his family’s home that was destroyed during the civil war in the Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

By Kareem Chehayeb The Associated Press

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Samir al-Baghdad grabbed his pickax and walked up a wobbly set of stairs made of cinderblocks and rubble.

He is rebuilding his destroyed family house in the Qaboun neighborhood near Damascus, Syria ‘s capital.

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