Boxing in the ruins: Syrian youths work out in Aleppo - in pictures

Syrian youths brush up on their boxing skills in damaged buildings in northern Aleppo province

Syrian youths take part in a boxing workout held by local boxer Ahmad Dwara (unseen) inside a damaged building in the town of Atareb in the rebel-held western countryside of Syria's Aleppo province. AFP

Syrian youths take part in a boxing workout held by local boxer Ahmad Dwara (unseen) inside a damaged building in the town of Atareb in the rebel-held western countryside of Syria's Aleppo province. AFP

Syrian youths take part in a boxing workout held by local boxer Ahmad Dwara (unseen) inside a damaged building in the town of Atareb in the rebel-held western countryside of Syria's Aleppo province. AFP

Syrian youths take part in a boxing workout held by local boxer Ahmad Dwara (unseen) inside a damaged building in the town of Atareb in the rebel-held western countryside of Syria's Aleppo province. AFP

Displaced Syrian boxer Ahmad Dwara trains youths inside a damaged building in the town of Atareb in the rebel-held western countryside of Syria's Aleppo province. AFP

Syrian youths take part in a boxing workout held by local boxer Ahmad Dwara (unseen) inside a damaged building in the town of Atareb in the rebel-held western countryside of Syria's Aleppo province. AFP

Syrian youths take part in a boxing workout held by local boxer Ahmad Dwara (unseen) inside a damaged building in the town of Atareb in the rebel-held western countryside of Syria's Aleppo province. AFP

Displaced Syrian boxer Ahmad Dwara trains youth in a damaged building in the town of Atareb in the rebel-held western countryside of Syria's Aleppo province. AFP

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