Syrian coach Shaaban Kattan (right) supervises young boxers during a training session at the Shahba boxing club in a rebel-controlled neighborhood of Aleppo’s old city. AFP PHOTO
Syrian coach Shaaban Kattan (right) supervises young boxers during a training session at the Shahba boxing club in a rebel-controlled neighborhood of Aleppo’s old city. AFP PHOTO

ALEPPO, Syria: Bathed in the fluorescent light of a sparse basement in Syria’s war-torn Aleppo city, young boys pummel red punching bags under the close supervision of a former national boxing champion.

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