Syria artist welds rocket debris and cartridge into works of art In Syria's rebel-held Douma, which has been battered by regime air strikes and shelling since Syria's conflict erupted more than six years ago, 40-year-old Abu Ali, a baker and artist, has found a creative way to repurpose the remnants of war: he collects rocket debris and empty cartridge and turns them into colourful objects and works of art. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES