autor: Karlos Zurutuza

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Shortcuts. En los arcenes de un país en guerra., Sociedad

Día ocho: caminos inescrutables y, a veces, maravillosos

(English version here) Shortcuts. En los arcenes de un país en guerra Estábamos en el frente de Raqqa, la capital del Estado Islámico en Siria, cuando ocurrieron los terribles sucesos de Barcelona. Nos enteramos tras transmitirnos sus condolencias uno de los combatientes con los que compartíamos rancho y una azotea […]

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Day seven: Starry Night

Translation: Teresa Galarza (Versión en español aquí) Shortcuts. On the shoulders of a country at war Like in the rearguard, in the front of Raqqa it is usual to sleep on the roofs of houses. You should take some basic precautions such as not smoking, lighting a flashlight or using […]

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Day six: a window to Raqqa

Translation: Teresa Galarza (Versión en español aquí) Shortcuts. On the shoulders of a country at war Reaching a battlefront is much more complicated than it seems. Rarely, perhaps never, do we talk about the preliminary round after the bang-bang; the bureaucratic nightmare of special permits, photocopies, stamps, accreditations and meetings […]

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Day four: losing your head

Translation: Teresa Galarza (Versión en español aquí) Shortcuts. On the shoulders of a country at war Two years have passed, but Amina remembers the day of the heads as if it was yesterday. Heads appeared punctured on garden trellises, traffic signs … There were also some in glass jars, up […]