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Syrian Authorities Announce Closure of Notorious Desert Camp

  • Syria announced the closure of the Rukban camp, marking the end of a significant humanitarian crisis as families returned home after years of displacement.
  • Raed al-Saleh, Syria's emergency and disaster management minister, stated that the closure of the Rukban camp marks the end of one of the harshest humanitarian tragedies experienced by displaced people.
  • The camp, originally housing over 100,000 refugees, was established in 2014 amid the civil war and faced years of isolation due to border closures and lack of aid.
  • The International Organization for Migration reported that 1.87 million Syrians have returned home since Assad's fall, facing challenges such as a lack of economic opportunities.
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A camp for displaced people in the Syrian desert has closed its doors after the last families returned to their homelands, Syrian authorities said today.

·Belgrade, Serbia
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Syria has turned a tragic new chapter, created by the war machine imposed by the former regime, by closing the Rukban refugee camp...

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Xinhua broke the news in China on Saturday, June 7, 2025.
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