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From ducks to Dushkas: gun repair shops in Syria again,callinghernem

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Thefamily,thenaturalcommunityinwhich
humansocialnat

Hasakeh,SyriaForyears,AbboudJansgunrepairshopinthe Mobruleversusruleoflaw
Asanarchythreatenstoexplodeunderour
northeasternSyriancityofHasakehcateredexclusivelytolocalhunters,butthecountrys noses,letuspond

devastatingsixyearwarhaschangedallthat.
FromduckstoDushkas:gunrep
Weusedtorepairjusthuntingweapons,butthingshavechangedwiththecrisis,saysthe Hasakeh,SyriaForyears,AbboudJans
gunrepairshopin
36yearold,standingunderasigninhisshoppromisingRepairofallweapons.
Janhasbeeninthebusinessfor15years.Whenhestartedout,hemostlyfixedshotguns HomelessPoleshoistsailsfor
Warsaw,PolandResidentsofahomeless
usedtohuntwaterfowlandotherbirds. shelterinWarsawc

ButsinceSyriasconflictbeganinMarch2011,hisskillshavebranchedouttoinclude
Rodyprovinghisdetermination
weaponsofwar. PresidentDutertehasbeenshowing,for
sometime,hisfirm
NowheworksoneverythingfrompistolstothewidelyusedRussianDshKheavy
machinegunnicknamedtheDushka. Trumplearningthehardwayth
Washington,UnitedStatesTransitioning
Nowwefixbigpieces,inadditiontotheDushkaandthePKCmachineguns,aswellaslight frombusinessmant
Russianweapons,hesays.
Duterteandthemedia
Hisclientelehasalsochanged.Manyofhiscustomersthesedaysareeitherpeoplewho PresidentDutertegothiswishafterhe
carryafirearmforprotection,orfightersfromlocalKurdishorproregimemilitias. complainedaboutnot

MuchofHasakehprovinceandtheregionalcapitalareunderthecontrolofaKurdish Politicstotheextreme
autonomousadministration,whichrunsseparateschoolsandpoliceunits. Allowmetoquotealinefromareaderwho
alwayshasacomm
OtherpartsofHasakehcityandthesurroundingprovinceremainundergovernmentcontrol.
Janreceivesaround10customersadayinhiscrampedcitycentreshop,whereemptytea
cupssitatopsootcovereddrawersfilledwithtools.
Neverexpectedtocarryarms 51%OFF
EurotelBaguio
Freddy,a31yearoldjewelerwearingabaseballcap,comesinholdingasmallpistol.Jan Baguio

swiftlygetstoworkonit.
from1,561
Viewdeal
BeforethewarIhadahuntingrifle,andIusedtocomehereforrepairsnowandagain,
FreddytellsAFP. 55%OFF
ViewPark
Butwhenthewarstarted,Iboughtapistol. TagaytayCity

Ikeepitwithmeallthetime.Weveseenseveralkidnappingsduringthewar,hesays, from1,680
Viewdeal
addingthathisworkasajewelermakeshimparticularlyvulnerabletocrime.
Janchargesbetween1,000and5,000Syrianpounds($2to$10)forbasicmaintenancework
onapistol,withthepriceforworkonlargerpiecesdeterminedbytheirsizeandmake.
Mostofhisworkinvolvesfixingweaponsthathavejammedbecauseofheavyusewithout

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propercleaningandcare.

LocalproregimemilitiamanFayez,a25yearolddressedinmilitaryfatigues,comestoJan
withamalfunctioningKalashnikov.

Janexaminestheassaultriflessightsandthenreplacesapart.Withinminuteshehandsit
back,fullyworkingagain.

IneverexpectedIdbeusingweapons,saysFayez.ButtodayItakecareofmyweapons
andmaintainthemonaregularbasis.

FixingfirearmsistheonlylineofworkJanhaseverknown,buthesayshehopeshischildren
willcontinuewiththeireducationandenteraprofessionunrelatedtoviolence.

Firstmistakeisyourlast

InanotherrepairshopintheKurdishcontrolledAziziyehneighborhood,47yearoldAbu
Mohammedreplacespartofapistolusingrough,greasestainedhands.

Hesaysheisunhappyabouttheturnhisbusinesshastaken.

LikeJan,hemostlyworkedonhuntingweaponsbeforeSyriasconflictbeganin2011,andhe
toohassinceshiftedtofixingbattlefieldarms.

Atthebeginning,warpromptedmetoquitmyjobforawhile.Ididntwanttodealwith
combatweapons,hetellsAFP.

Butwithnootherworkavailable,hefeltforcedtoreturntohissolesourceofincome.

Henowhandlesawiderangeofarms,includingpistols,riflesandmachineguns.Hesayshe
avoidsworkingwithheavyweaponsbecauseofthedangersinvolved.

Ourprofessionrequiresalotofconcentrationitsasthoughyouredealingwithmines,he
says.Thefirstmistakeyoumakeisyourlast.

TheconstantriskisonereasonwhyAbuMohammedhopestofindanotherjobandstop
repairinggunsforgood.
Maintainingahuntingriflethatbringspleasuretoitsownerisfarbetterthanmaintaining
thesedeathpieces,hesays.

HesaysheneverexpectedSyriatoturnintoawarzone,andstruggleswiththeideaoffixing
weaponstobeusedagainstfellowhumans.

Asiftryingtoconvincehimself,headds:AllthegunsandpistolsthatIrepairarebeingused
todefendthecountry,nottospreaddeathwithinit.

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