Millions of civilians are stranded on the borders of European countries, as the Syrian crisis escalates every day. Among them, are children from the ages of 1 to 17, who have been fighting and fleeing the terror since they were born. Magnus Wennman , a photojournalist from Sweden, documented the lives of people he meets, as he travels through the strife-stricken areas in Europe and Middle-East. In this photo series, he chronicles the fears, the broken dreams and the uncertainty with which, the lost children of Syria go to sleep.
Lamar, aged 5, sleeps in a forest, near the Siberian/Hungarian border after escaping from his hometown, in Baghdad.
Abdul Karim Addo, aged 17, sleeps on the Omonoia Square in Athens as he dreams of a day, when he will be able to sleep on a proper bed and hug his younger sister.
Ahmad, aged 7, sleeps on the ground in Hungary on his 16 day after fleeing from Idlib. He lost his younger brother to a bomb attack when they were sleeping.
Ahmed, aged 6, sleeps on the ground in Horgos, Serbia. He carries his own bag as he travels with his uncle, who is taking care of him after he lost his father back home.
Ralia and Rahaf, aged 7 and 13 respectively roll up and sleep on the streets of Beirut. Scared of the ‘bad boys’, they sleep huddled up with their father on spread-out cardboard boxes.
Walaa, aged 5, is another girl who is terrified of pillows now. She cries every night in the refugee camp at Dar-El-las. Her mother makes a house with pillows in the morning, showing her that they are nothing to be afraid of.
Sham, aged 1, sleeps in his mother’s arms as they arrived a little too late for the train that would have taken them to Austria. They now wait at the Hungarian border.