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Photos: The streets of Aleppo, Syria

Aleppo was once Syria’s largest city and a cultural and economic hub. Photos of its destruction show a stark contrast to a once-thriving city.

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From the Field

Fleeing Aleppo: Man recounts chaos leaving war-torn city

Shihab fled his home in eastern Aleppo, Syria, in the early hours Friday, Dec. 16. In the chaos, he managed to cram into an overcrowded bus leaving for safety in Idlib. Read his story.

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An Iraqi pastor says Christmas is not about the tree, the decorations or buying gifts. It’s about two things.

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Iraqi pastor has a new perspective on the Christmas story

Father Daniel in Iraq reflects on Christmas. His church is a safe place for 1,600 Iraqi Christians displaced by conflict.

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Pastor Greg Holder encourages the church — collectively and individually — to respond to the Syrian refugee crisis.

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‘Aslan is on the move’: Calling all Christians to respond

In an essay adapted from his speech at the Q Conference in April 2016, Pastor Greg Holder encourages the church — collectively and individually — to respond to the Syrian refugee crisis.

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Children whose families have fled conflict in villages near Mosul, Iraq, play and draw in a World Vision Child-Friendly Space in Zelican camp. (©2016 Nick Ralph/World Vision)

From the Field

Children fleeing Mosul offensive find a safe place to play

After two years under the rule of a harsh militant group, children and families are fleeing newly-liberated villages and towns near Mosul, Iraq. World Vision’s Child-Friendly Spaces in Zelican camp give them a chance to play and be kids again.

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Iraq crisis: Hada and her daughter walk through the hall of a former school that serves as a transition center for women and children at Debaga camp in Iraq. (©2016 World Vision, Suzy Sainovski)

From the Field

Iraq conflict: ‘We want to live like human beings’

As the fight accelerates to retake Mosul, hundreds of thousands of are expected to flee from the Iraq conflict like Hada’s family has done. Read her story.

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Stay outraged for Syrian children

World Vision U.S. President Rich Stearns reflects on the story of Omran and the millions of suffering Syrian children who don’t make it into the news.

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World Vision U.S. President Rich Stearns reflects on how God calls us to look at “somebody else’s children” in the way he sees them and love them as he does.

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God calls us to picture every child as our own

World Vision U.S. President Rich Stearns reflects on how God calls us to look at “somebody else’s children” in the way he sees them and love them as he does.

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Mohammed is a loving dad who teaches at a World Vision Child Friendly Space for refugee children. ©2016 Jon Warren | World Vision

From the Field

Love, loss, and the joy of fatherhood in a Syrian refugee camp

This Syrian father loves his kids so much. He’s sad to be raising his children in a refugee camp and wishes he could bring them home to a peaceful Syria.