
A Syrian boy's war effort —
Ten-year-old Issa works with his father making weapons in a factory for the Free Syrian Army in Aleppo. Issa works 10-hour days, every day but Friday.

A Syrian boy's war effort —
Issa poses for a picture while resting in the weapons factory.

A Syrian boy's war effort —
Issa fixes a mortar launcher in a Free Syrian Army weapons factory in Aleppo.

A Syrian boy's war effort —
Issa fixes a mortar launcher.

A Syrian boy's war effort —
Issa carries a mortar shell.

A Syrian boy's war effort —
Issa pauses with a mortar shell in hand while working in the weapons factory.

A Syrian boy's war effort —
Issa measures a mortar shell on a machine.

A Syrian boy's war effort —
Issa assembles a mortar shell hand-made locally.

A Syrian boy's war effort —
Issa works in the weapons factory.

A Syrian boy's war effort —
Issa assembles a mortar shell that is locally made.

A Syrian boy's war effort —
Issa rests.

A Syrian boy's war effort —
Issa feeds his pet bird at his home in Aleppo.

A Syrian boy's war effort —
Issa eats dinner with his family inside the weapons factory.

A Syrian boy's war effort —
Issa returns home with his father after a long day working in the weapons factory.