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An IDP family existing in the only habitable part of a bombed out building in Manbij, Syria. This structure was ostensibly hit by an American air strike during the siege of Manbij in the spring and summer of 2016.  To destroy a society is relatively easy, to build or rebuild one is a long, labourious task.                                        \u00a92018 Derek Henry Flood<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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