School in the ruins of Raqqa

A school child attends a class in Raqqa, Syria November 7, 2018. In the Syrian city of Raqqa, children wear hats, scarves and coats to guard against the winter cold as they struggle to catch up on years of lost learning in a classroom with no doors or gl

School children queue before getting into a classroom in Raqqa, Syria November 5, 2018. Islamic State, which turned Raqqa into the Syrian headquarters of its self-declared caliphate , kept schools shut as it tried to impose its ultra-radical vision of Is

School children sit in a classroom at a school in Raqqa, Syria November 5, 2018. Since Islamic State s defeat there in October 2017, 44 schools have reopened with 45,000 children enrolled, said Ali al-Shannan, the head of the education council set up by

School children hold a desk in Raqqa, Syria September 17, 2018. Islamic State used Raqqa s schools - like much of the city - for military purposes, digging tunnels under some of them. Some of the schools were hit by air strikes, Raqqa residents say.

School children stand at a playground of a school in Raqqa, Syria November 5, 2018. UNICEF, the U.N. children s agency, estimates that 2.1 million children in Syria are out of school. In Raqqa, UNICEF is providing textbooks to more than 121,000 children

School children stand in line at a playground of a school in Raqqa, Syria November 5, 2018. As winter sets in, the dilapidated state of the schools is leading some children to miss out on yet more lessons.

School children sit in a classroom at a school in Raqqa, Syria November 7, 2018.

School children stand at a playground of a school in Raqqa, Syria November 5, 2018.

School children sit in a classroom at a school in Raqqa, Syria November 5, 2018.

School children stand in line at a playground of a school in Raqqa, Syria November 5, 2018.