Syria confirms closure of civil war-era desert camp, displaced return home
Syria confirms closure of civil war-era desert camp, displaced return home

Syria confirms closure of civil war-era desert camp, displaced return home

Author: Al Jazeera
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Published on: 07/06/2025 | 00:00:00
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The notorious Rukban displacement camp in the Syrian desert has closed. About 8,000 people lived in the camp, staying in mud-brick houses with food and basic goods smuggled in at high prices. Al-Sharaa has promised to unite Syria following the fall of al-Assad and rebuild the country at home. Yasmine al-Salah returned to her home after nine years of displacement in the Rukban camp. She marked the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Adha. "Even though our house is destroyed, and we have no money," she said.
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