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Women in north Syria collect wild plants, medicinal herbs to sell

Women in northern Syria, especially those who became the sole breadwinners for their children after losing their husbands during the war, are collecting wild plants and medicinal herbs to make ends meet.
A woman carries a quilt as she crosses a field in the eastern Syrian village of Baghouz on March 13, 2020, a year after the fall of the Islamic State's (IS) caliphate.

Residents of northern Syria have been suffering for years amid growing poverty rates and lack of services. The situation is worsened by the harsh weather conditions every year. Meanwhile, little to no assistance is provided to those living in tents in the camps for internally displaced persons (IDP), whose numbers are constantly increasing.

Most recently, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has cast a shadow over northern Syria. This was evident in the significant increase in the prices of some basic food commodities, especially those imported from Russia and Ukraine.

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