Photography: Middle East:

Um Akhmed (real name), Um Karim (alias), 30, fled Syria after gunmen told them to get out and destroyed everything. She left the country with nothing, not even their identification papers. She struggles to feed her seven children in the mountain village where she is taking refuge. She doesn’t have enough blankets or heating to stay warm. Her husband is still in Syria.

Um Akhmed (real name), Um Karim (alias), 30, fled Syria after gunmen told them to get out and destroyed everything. She left the country with nothing, not even their identification papers. She struggles to feed her seven children in the mountain village where she is taking refuge. She doesn’t have enough blankets or heating to stay warm. Her husband is still in Syria.