Parkour coach Ibrahim al-Kadiri, 19, demonstrates his Parkour skills with his friend in the rebel-held city of Inkhil, west of Deraa, Syria. Ibrahim says many team members suffered injuries, including broken toes and bruises. He himself injured his back: "Eight months ago, during an attempt to jump from high place, I injured my back and I stayed in bed for several days until I recovered." REUTERS/Alaa Al-FaqirShow moreShow less
Parkour coach Ibrahim al-Kadiri, 19, drinks tea with his friends in the rebel-held city of Inkhil, west of Deraa, Syria. Show moreShow less
Ahmed al-Kadiri, 18, demonstrates his Parkour skills on a damaged building in the rebel-held city of Inkhil, west of Deraa, Syria. Show moreShow less
Parkour coach Ibrahim al-Kadiri, 19, and Muhannad al-Kadiri (top), 18, demonstrate their parkour skills in the rebel-held city of Inkhil, west of Deraa, Syria. "I love competing with my friends to achieve the highest jump," Muhannad says. Show moreShow less
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Parkour coach Ibrahim al-Kadiri, 19, demonstrates his parkour skills amid damage in the rebel-held city of Inkhil, west of Deraa, Syria. Led by Ibrahim, the team trains on quiet days.Show moreShow less
Parkour coach Ibrahim al-Kadiri, 19, demonstrates his Parkour skills amid damaged buildings in the rebel-held city of Inkhil, west of Deraa, Syria. Ibrahim and his team members say the sport is a challenge against the bad conditions they have to endure because of the war.Show moreShow less
Ibrahim Eid, 16, demonstrates his Parkour skills in front of damaged building in the rebel-held city of Inkhil, west of Deraa, Syria.Show moreShow less
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Muhannad al-Kadiri (R),18, and Ibrahim Eid, 16, demonstrate their Parkour skills over a military vehicle in the rebel-held city of Inkhil, west of Deraa, Syria. Show moreShow less
Parkour coach Ibrahim al-Kadiri, 19, demonstrates his Parkour skills near damaged buildings in the rebel-held city of Inkhil, west of Deraa, Syria. The team records their performances in photos and videos, which they post on social media.Show moreShow less
Parkour coach Ibrahim al-Kadiri (L), 19, and Muhannad al-Kadiri, 18, demonstrate their Parkour skills in the rebel-held city of Inkhil, west of Deraa, Syria. Members of the group say Parkour takes them away from the atmosphere of war and helps them to take their sorrows away. It unloads their negative energy.Show moreShow less
Parkour coach Ibrahim al-Kadiri, 19, is seen demonstrating his Parkour skills from a damaged building as people watch him in the rebel-held city of Inkhil, west of Deraa, Syria. Show moreShow less
Parkour coach Ibrahim al-Kadiri (L), 19, and Muhannad al-Kadiri, 18, demonstrate their parkour skills over a bin painted with an opposition flag in the rebel-held city of Inkhil, west of Deraa, Syria. "Parkour makes me a mythical man. It gets us out of the atmosphere of war and makes us forget some of our pain and sorrows, for when i jump from a high place I feel free and i enjoy the fun," Muhammad says.Show moreShow less
Parkour coach Ibrahim al-Kadiri (L), 19, and Muhannad al-Kadiri, 18, demonstrate their Parkour skills in the rebel-held city of Inkhil, west of Deraa, Syria.Show moreShow less
Syrian youth find freedom in parkour
Leaping over bombed roofs and jumping through damaged window frames, a group of teenagers run and swing their way through buildings left dilapidated by six years of war in the southern Syrian town of Inkhil.