The Syrian Initiative to Combat Statelessness 54 work, activities and interest. Before the revolution 5 1 6 11 2 Cases as a result of rape 7 4 Cases for children of unknown fathers. 12 5 3 After the revolution Cases of Kurdish children deprived of nationality 10 4 Cases of statelessness Cases of children of Syrian women married to non-Syrians 10 2 2 Cases of children of political opponents deprived of nationality Cases of children as a result of marriage to foreign fighters Cases of children of unknown parents as a result of the war Cases due to the loss of the parents› identity papers Female 6 15 8 5 8 9 17 13 6 9 17 Male In a comparison of the negative effects on stateless children in the pre- and post-revolution stages, children were exposed to the same negative effects at both stages, with different effects on the fact that many pre-revolution stateless children become youths now: Cases of statelessness Before the revolution 24 19 13 7 15 7 5 4 Cases were denied basic services 9 18 7 21 25 20 10 14 Cases were denied health care 11 12 Cases without identity papers Cases that were denied completion of education 14 16 After the revolution 18 16 5 14 Cases that experienced negative discrimination by community 17 9 Cases that have been discriminated against by State institutions 17 9 Cases that were registered under a relative of the mother Cases where the mother abandoned the child Female Male 10 7 11 5