Newly wed couple took their marriage photos in Homs, Syria’s most ruined city

February 10, 2016 by safoora

Newlyweds Nada Merhi (18) and Hassan Youssef (27) . AFP

In them, the bride wore a stunning white wedding gown. (Image:AFP)

Youssef, a soldier in Syrian President Bashar Assad’s army, was clothed in a camouflage uniform, according to media reports. (Image:AFP)

Last Friday, the war-ravaged area became a backdrop for the couples’ happy day. (Image:AFP)

It had a population of more than 600,000. (Image:AFP)

However, Homs became a rebel stronghold in 2011. (Image:AFP)

Since then it was hit by a military assault by government forces. (Image:AFP)

The city (100 miles north of the capital, Damascus) was once the country’s third-largest. (Image:AFP)

Newlyweds Nada Merhi (18) and Hassan Youssef (27)

Newlyweds Nada Merhi (18) and Hassan Youssef (27)

Newlyweds Nada Merhi (18) and Hassan Youssef (27)

In the war-ravaged city of Homs in Syria, Newlyweds Nada Merhi (18) and Hassan Youssef (27) posed for wedding pictures amid heavily damaged homes. AFP