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Welcome
Peace be upon you, uncle
And upon you, welcome
Can we come in and have a small chat with you?
Of course, come in
Do you live in this house?
Yes. I live in my house
May God relieve us
Where shall I live?
But there's no roof, nothing to protect you
It'll be winter very soon
Yes
Nothing to protect you from cold, from rain
And the leakage too
There's no roof to protect you
What other choice do I have?
What happened to your leg, uncle?
What happened to it?
As you can see
It got infected?
It became like this
How do you live here alone?
with no family, neighbors, or anybody around?
How do you live here alone?
How do I live here alone?
Yes
There's shelling and such things. How do you manage to live here?
In a roofless house, how do you protect yourself?
I sit in this room
This room?
Yes
What do you eat, uncle?
What do I eat?
Sometimes I receive food once a week and sometimes each two days
I can see that this place is like a kitchen
Yes
Here are plates, bowls, and other things
Where do you get water from? I can't see any!
From a well
A well?
Yes
This is the well
It's already cold, how would you survive with no wood or any heating source?
My son, we have grown old and you are still young
Thank you
We are old, but you are still young
You have ambitions for the future but we are about to say goodbye
May God protect you uncle
What is left is much less than what has gone
May God relieve us
May God protect your youth
Thank you
Don't you have any sons or grandchildren?
Where are your sons?
I have a son. They drove him crazy and they arrested my wife
It seems that the shelling has started
That's the normal thing nowadays
We got used to it
May God relieve us
I see you are close to the front
It's safer for you to live a little bit away from here
My son, safety is gone
Whether I was near or far
Whenever I'm destined to die I will die
Whatever God wills shall happen
Say: "Nothing shall ever happen to us except what God has ordained for us"
Since the beginning of this year
we haven't been able to go anywhere
Don't you go out of the house?
Where would I go, my son?
Neither my health condition nor my age help
May God help you
By God's will, we shall be relieved
We are in need of many things
like food and fuel
necessary things
This is what I'm telling you, certain necessary things must be available in this house
I got used to this situation a long time ago
Do you study at the university?
Yes. I'm in grade two
Grade two. You're an ambitious young man
Your efforts are appreciated
I wanted to continue my studies, but you know what we're going through
Nothing is left
My son! Education... May God protect you. That's what matters most
May God protect you as well
By God's will we will get to see your grandchildren
If we stay alive
May you have a long, healthy life
By God's will we shall overthrow Assad
And life will get better for everyone
If God wills
And your son and wife would be free
May God relieve us
There is no might nor power except with God