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Syria's reconstruction plans take shape

Though an end to Syria’s conflict is not in sight, plans for reconstruction projects by the Syrian regime and international aid organizations are underway.

People stand in front of a damaged building in the northern Syrian town of al-Bab, Syria March 6, 2017. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi - RTS11OJ8
People stand in front of a damaged building in al-Bab, Syria, March 6, 2017. — REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

At some point, Syria will be rebuilt.

Whole cities and swaths of the country have been destroyed. Millions of civilians are displaced either within the country or outside its borders during six years of conflict. The World Bank estimates that postwar reconstruction will cost in the hundreds of billions of dollars and though the international community is treating the reconstruction of Syria as a pressing priority, questions remain about where the money will come from, when it will come and under what conditions.

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