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Al-Hasakah, Syria, July 20, 2018. People dance during wedding celebrations in the city of Amouda in al-Hasakah, Northeastern Syria. The groom is abroad, and the bride will travel to meet her new husband after the celebrations. Wedding celebrations without a groom are common in the al-Hasakah governorate, as young men leave the country for fear of compulsory recruitment into the Kurdish People's Protection Units, or for better work due to the deteriorating economic situation in Syria.