Libya’s Playground War
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Title : Libya's Playground War
{ Asel, 12 } They bombed us with grad rockets
We were playing outside when the bomb hit the house Everything was suddenly shaking I was really scared
Title : Muammar Abusallam, 13. Father was killed fighting for Gaddafi
Title : The Suwyaisi Family, neighbors of Muammar | Sirte , Gaddafi's last stronghold Pro and anti Gaddafi divisions run deep Here, the war is still alive No one has been affected more than the city's children
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| Title : Asel Salam, 12 Title :Ahlam Ahmed Daw and family. Opponents of Gaddafi
I thought we were going to die My son Ahmed started screaming - I am going to die, I am going to die
Then some bombs hit the building again. We fled into the basement
[Ahlam Ahmed] After Ramadan, it was obvious we were opponents of Gaddafi so all the supporters around us our neighbors were using their heavy guns against us |
The fighting was intense in Sirte. Children were deeply traumatised |
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00:01:59.05 | { Asel} When we returned back here and found all this destruction
our flat had been set on fire and partly destroyed
[Muammar's grandfather] Actually , we had some children , they could have lost their minds You know this building was hit many times
[Asel} Life was very very good and very very sweet
But now our life is bad
First thing, we don't have Moammar ( Gaddafi) anymore |
Life has completely changed for the children |
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| Second thing, when I am walking down the street, I see scary things
[Asel} Taleah Alnaser is my school
[Jummah Mabrouk Abdulsalam, principal] When I came back, I found the school in a terrible condition
It was destroyed When I first saw the school I was depressed I wanted to quit to leave this work but what is the life of children without education, without studying ? |
Gaddafi's legacy loom s large over the ruined city Here in Sirte, the war is still present.
And it doesn’t stop at the school gates
Nowhere in Sirte escaped destruction |
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| I want to restore life to this country And if you don’t restore the schools, this country will not have a life
Muammar Gaddafi ! Gaddafi
[ Asel]] A little part of me is happy Because I am back at school but my friends have changed . |
But the problem is not just destruction
Schools have become battlegrounds, children proxy warriors for their parent's views
The chant of Gaddafi's name echoes throughout the day With long-term friends now fighting each other, the children’s world is turned upside down completely
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| some of them like Moammar Gaddafi And others, not. They like all this destruction We shouldn't allow the war to divide us or make us into enemies But don't forget those who committed the stealing
(singing) Oh Libya , we will never fail you . We will never go back to fetters |
Nowhere is free of conflict for children Former friends are now opponents Children are fighting each other Each day starts with the new national anthem But with many of the families still hostile to the revolution Only a handful of the children out of the 250 Agree to even sing it
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Put your hands down ! [ school boy ) I didnt hit him - he came in front of me ! ( teacher ) this is something we all have to accept whether we like it or not (teacher) Ok, finish. We raised the flag and that is it
( schoolboys) 17 February ! Muammar ! Muammar
Noha Almedi, Social Worker People in Sirte are against the revolution My job is to educate students | But after they sing it, a boy lashes out at a child who did agree to sing it
From the school yard to the classroom, the revolution struggles to get a grip here
Many children have lost family members fighting for Gaddafi |
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00:06:14.68 | and lecture them about the goals of the revolution and the mistakes of the previous government We show them videos about what happened in the revolution We teach them what the new flag means
But they are not convinced Some completely refuse to listen to me or watch the videos They refuse to have anything to do with the new era
Fouzy Abu Zeyd, Headteacher Their old school was a military compound and most of the families of Sirte were armed |
It is difficult to move on Some children are only at this school because theirs was destroyed by NATO |
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| with weapons by this military compound the media convinced the people that this school and these weapons
were to save and protect their families
this is what the children believed
So, when NATO bombed this school to them it means NATO hates them as it destroyed the army many of their fathers fought for
that was protecting them and their families |
As if the destruction of thier city, their homes and friendships wasn't enough Sirte is now a highly dangerous place as well
Children now need lessons in how to survive in their own neighborhoods |
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[[NGO fellow]]
( schoolboy ) Muammar Muammar AbusalaamI notice the difference in my friends There are supporters and anti That creates problems between us and sometimes you get yourself kicked out of school Libya’s Playground War ENGLISH transcript, 12 May 2012 | An NGO arrives to teach them about the dangers of unexploded weapons The contamination is highly highly extreme in Sirte, especially in area two The children are in great danger They know a lot a lot of guns, a lot a lot of weapons. They believe they can know, they have the technical knowledge how to defuse it which is very bad No where is safe anymore for children
Nowhere is free from conflict
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00:09:11.64 | Dr . Latifa Omar Al Bar , rofessor of Psychology, University of Sirte There was a child who came to school wearing a new flag of Libya on his hand And the teacher took the flag from his hand and beat him He said, don't come with this flag of rats again to this school !
Now in Sirte the pro Gaddafi and the anti Gaddafi supporters can't deal with each other at all and it has become a big social problem |
At the end of school, the children make their way home Through the streets in which Gaddafi once hid.
Haunted by the past and scared of the present
Fear runs deep among children and adults alike
There are an unknown number of weapons hidden |
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00:10:15.85 | [Ahlam Ahmed Daw} I am still afraid someone will get their revenge on us I can’t even let the children go to the store as people know we are opponents of Gaddafi and everyone has weapons
so I am worried someone will kill us
[Dr Lateefa]When I went back to the university, I was wearing the scarf of the new Libyan flag The dean of the university warmed me not to come wearing that scarf again as he feared for my safety ( boys on football pitch ) Muammar ! Muammar !! [Sarah, Ahlam 's daughter]I am scared at school when I sang the new anthem my classmates came and insulted me for singing the new anthem |
No one knows who to trust |
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00:11:14.65 00:11:15.54 00:11:17.72 00:11:22.33 00:11:24.86 | {Sarah’s mom, Ahlam] Sarah is finding it difficult to go to school , she's saying she doesn't want to go She wants me to go to school with her
I keep saying to her don't let anyone intimidate you
I tell her if they scare you, tell them you will bring the rebels TITLE : Muammar's father was killed fighting for Gaddafi
[Muammar] The war is a scary thing. It has lots of bad memories I can't sleep when I am remembering the war I'm afraid. Sometimes , I think someone is behind me trying to kill or kidnap me when the shelling started we spent one month in the basement I slept here
My brother was injured when the shell came through that window |
The scars are not just physical |
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00:12:42.28 | and bounced off the wall I was so scared [Muammar's grandfather]Even if you hold him he will grab your hand and won't release it that's how scared he is [Abusalaam] I remember dreaming that our house had been hit and
I was the only one who survived and I saw all my family dead
I dreamed similar dreams every day [[Embia and Ahmed Suwyaisi]] My son was the first to see the bombed house
He was scared to go inside He was screaming , saying
There is someone dead inside
I wanted to spare them from the reality I didn’t want my children to see it |
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00:13:20.06 | But the destruction in the neighborhood We can't cover it from the eyes of my children [Noha] They dont say anything against me directly at school
But the students and parents speak against me in the street What happened is that a mother of one of the students
caught me in the street
trying to convince me that this revolution brings us
destruction and problems and nothing else the most important thing for them to understand is to be patient
what was destroyed will be rebuilt step by step But for now, there is no immediate benefit you can see in front of your eyes There is nothing to talk about. Because no government even exists |
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[Ahlam] There is no positive work you can see on the ground.
Anywhere you go
Nothing, nothing, nothing has been given back for what we put ourselves through for the revolution
[Abusalaam] I feel sad, really sad
I wish my friends would just forget the war
and move on
But the problem is,
They can't forget . They haven't forgotten
I just want life like before to return
[Ahlam] I wish there was more help from the new government
I wish there was no destruction and no shooting
| So far , there are no benefits of the revolution to be seen, only ruins
Even supporters of the revolution are struggling |
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00:15:26.05 | I hope for better schools. I wish my children to be safe
Mohammed Abu Sita, National Transitional Council The idea of the local National Transitional Council is new
Our main problem is cash
Yes of course we have a lot of money But when you ask the central government They say this is not in the plan right now |
In many ways, the success of the revolution in Sirte
And even its acceptance
hinge on the government proving itself |