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The Refugees Trapped in a Corner of Syria, Now Free
In a remote corner of southeastern Syria near the border with Jordan, some 7,000 people have been trapped in a refugee camp for more than nine years. They had fled Syrian regime forces and ISIS attacks and had nowhere else they could go. Our reporter is the first person to visit the camp and learns what the future of the residents looks like now that the regime has fallen.
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A group of Syrian refugee children with their parents return home in the cabin of a truck, after more than 8 years as refugees in Rukban refugee camp. Manu Brabo for NPR hide caption
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A group of Syrian refugee children with their parents return home in the cabin of a truck, after more than 8 years as refugees in Rukban refugee camp.
Manu Brabo for NPR
