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Cash-Strapped Syrians Living in Tent Settlements Struggle to Return Home After Assad's Fall
More than 7 million displaced Syrians still cannot return home as rebuilding costs reach $216 billion, according to the World Bank.
- After rebel forces ousted President Bashar Assad in late 2024, Sobhieh al-Saleh believed she would finally leave her tent, but she remains in al-Karama camp in Atmeh, Idlib province with her husband, seven sons and four daughters.
- Syria's 13-year civil war killed 500,000 people, wounded more than 1 million and displaced more than half its prewar population of 23 million, leaving more than 7 million Syrians unable to return home over a year after the conflict ended.
- An estimated 40,000 people endure sprawling camps with annual rain leaks and summer heat, while the World Bank estimates postwar reconstruction at around $216 billion as material costs surge and inflation prevents residents from saving adequately.
- The World Food Program announced on May 13 that it reduced by half its food assistance program that once supported 1.3 million people, while Abdulhamid Abu Alaa reported he can barely afford medications and residents remain burdened by debts from loans covering basic expenses.
- Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa committed to providing alternative housing by end of 2027 as Syria restores diplomatic ties, though U.N. resident coordinator Nathalie Fustier indicated private sector involvement may be necessary to achieve the deadline.
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Cash-strapped Syrians living in tent settlements struggle to return home after Assad's fall
Sobhieh al-Saleh still lives in a tent in the Syrian province of Idlib despite hopes of returning home after a rebel offensive ousted Bashar Assad in late 2024.
·New York, United States
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Cash-strapped Syrians living in tent settlements struggle to return
ATMEH, Syria: Sobhieh Al-Saleh thought she would finally leave her tent and return home the moment a rebel offensive in late 2024 ousted then President Bashar Assad, and brought an end to more than a decade of conflict. But she still lives in the Al-Karama camp, a tent settlement in the northwest town of Atmeh in Idlib province near the Turkish border, with her husband, seven
·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right2Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Left
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
67% Left
L 67%
C 17%
R 16%
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