Feature: Displaced Syrians head for home amid longing, uncertainty

Feature: Displaced Syrians head for home amid longing, uncertainty


QAH, Syria, May 17 (Xinhua) -- In Qah village, located in Syria's Idlib province, dozens of Syrian families were loading their few belongings onto trucks and pickups for a journey back to their hometown in Tremseh, Hama province, leaving behind the dusty expanse of the Li Ajlina displacement camp, where they have lived for more than a decade. Yasser Abu Zaid, a father in his 50s who arrived in the camp 13 years ago, recalled nights in flooding tents and the constant threat of snake bites that kept families on edge. Although many camps across northern Idlib still house thousands of displaced people, the near-complete evacuation of the Li Ajlina camp offers a glimpse of return, not just of people, but of a profound longing for home, no matter how broken it may be.

Author: Hummam Sheikh Ali


Published at: 2025-05-17 19:55:00

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