Portraits of Syria's displaced

All portraits were taken Feb. 17-18, 2013 in the Azaz camp for displaced persons, in the north of Aleppo province, Syria. Abdu Najjar, 61, lost everything due to Syrian Army shelling and is responsible for 17 family members.

A Syrian refugee woman is seen between a line of tents in a refugee camp near Azaz, north of Aleppo province, Syria.

Mohammed, 14, has not been able to go to school since the beginning of the war two years ago. Afraid of the shelling, Mohammed and his parents left everything behind in their home in Marea six months ago to take refuge in the Azaz camp.

A syrian refugee woman walks through the mud in the camp.

A Syrian refugee boy is seen in the camp near Azaz.

Mohammed, 30, was employed in a fabric factory before the war and is now unemployed. He fled his home 10 days ago with his wife and three kids after his home in Marea was struck by ordinances from a Syrian Army jet.

A Syrian refugee boy sells sweets in the refugee camp.

Mohammed, 14, left his home with his parents because of the heavy bombing in Marea that took his cousin's life and he has not been able to go to school since the beginning of the uprising two years ago.

A young Syrian plays with a racket in the refugee camp.

Three young displaced Syrian girls are seen in the Azaz camp.

View of a refugee camp near Azaz where nearly 9,000 Internally Displaced Persons are living, north of Aleppo province.

Mustafa, 62, was a policeman. He left his home with his wife because of the continuous shelling of his village. She died three months ago because due to a lack of medicine and medical treatment.