Syrian children make charcoal - in pictures

Wood charcoal made for domestic use in the countryside of Raqqa in northern Syria

A worker with the axe he uses to cut wood for charcoal making in rural Raqqa, northern Syria. Photos: AFP

Cut wood used for making charcoal for domestic use is piled up.

Boxes are filled with charcoal before being sold to householders in Raqqa.

A worker carries a box of wood charcoal made for domestic use, in the countryside of Raqa in northern Syria, on November 23, 2022 (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)

A worker involved piles up wood for making charcoal in the northern Syria countryside.

Wood burns to make charcoal in northern Syria.

A worker cuts wood to make charcoal.

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