Recycling construction and demolition waste in Syria - in pictures

Workers have been collecting steel rods from the rubble of destroyed buildings in the northern city of Raqqa

A Syrian worker melts iron rods, collected from the rubble of destroyed buildings, in the northern city of Raqqa. All Photos: AFP

A man bends steel rods at a makeshift workshop in Raqqa.

A man bends steel rods at a makeshift workshop in Raqqa.

A man bends steel rods at a makeshift workshop in Raqqa.

Workers sort steel rods.

Workers straighten iron rods.

Workers carry steel rods to reuse or melt.

A Syrian youth collects steel rods in Raqqa.

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