By ITP
In pictures: Syrian children’s back to school in the eastern Ghouta town of Douma
Syria’s six-year conflict has ravaged its infrastructure and caused losses to its economy of $226 billion, according to estimates published by the World Bank.


Syrian pupils sit at their desks during class in a school in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta town of Douma on September 18, 2017. Syria’s six-year conflict has ravaged its infrastructure and caused losses to its economy of $226 billion, according to estimates published by the World Bank.

A Syrian pupil stands by the blackboard during class in a school in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta town of Douma on September 18, 2017. Syria’s six-year conflict has ravaged its infrastructure and caused losses to its economy of $226 billion, according to estimates published by the World Bank.

Syrian pupils walk at the courtyard of their school in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta town of Douma on September 18, 2017. Syria’s six-year conflict has ravaged its infrastructure and caused losses to its economy of $226 billion, according to estimates published by the World Bank.

Syrian schoolgirls walk towards their classroom at a school in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta town of Douma on September 18, 2017. Syria’s six-year conflict has ravaged its infrastructure and caused losses to its economy of $226 billion, according to estimates published by the World Bank.

Syrian pupils listen and write during class in a school in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta town of Douma on September 18, 2017. Syria’s six-year conflict has ravaged its infrastructure and caused losses to its economy of $226 billion, according to estimates published by the World Bank.

Syrian pupils sit at their classroom in a school in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta town of Douma on September 18, 2017. Syria’s six-year conflict has ravaged its infrastructure and caused losses to its economy of $226 billion, according to estimates published by the World Bank.

Syrian pupils listen to their teacher during class in a school in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta town of Douma on September 18, 2017. Syria’s six-year conflict has ravaged its infrastructure and caused losses to its economy of $226 billion, according to estimates published by the World Bank.