Children in a damaged neighbourhood in the city of Sirte, Libya, where their parents have repaired their dwellings to the point of being habitable. Sirte, Gaddafi's stronghold, sustained severe damage during the war; 7,000 houses are counted as destroyed in this city of 75,000. As people return, they try to pick up the ruins of their lives, while pro-Gaddafi supporters square off against those who supported the revolution, turning schoolyards into battlegrounds and children into involuntary proxy warriors. In this photo, the child on the right wears a green ribbon in support of Gaddafi.
A young student at her school in Sirte, which sustained severe damage during the war.
Susan Schulman
A child plays in the streets of his burned-out neighborhood in Sirte.
A 10-year-old boy named Juma looks out through the grates of his home in a heavily damaged apartment block.
Children in Sirte learn how to avoid mines that have made their city perilous in the wake of war.
Siblings stand in front of their home in a heavily damaged and largely deserted apartment block. The little boy holds a makeshift gun, a toy that became popular amid the war.
Susan Schulman
