New homes offer relief for displaced

Hamad al-Abdallah has installed wifi and insulation in his new concrete room, trying to make the most of the desperate conditions his family has endured since fleeing Syrian regime bombardments.

They were among the lucky ones to move into the new, 24-square-metre concrete homes provided by a Turkish charity last month after almost a year living in a tent in the huge, squalid camps along Syria’s northern border with Turkey.

Abdallah fled with his wife and four children when the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, backed by Russia and Iran, began their assault on the last rebel holdout of Idlib. “It’s big enough and we feel comfortable,” he said, welcoming AFP into his humble new, two-bedroom house.

“If one day we can go home, we will. But so long as the Syrian army does not pull back, we can’t because most of us are wanted by the regime. “With young children, we can’t try to get into Turkey either, so we will stay here,” he added.

 

New homes offer relief for displaced

Hamad al-Abdallah has installed wifi and insulation in his new concrete room, trying to make the most of the desperate conditions his family has endured since fleeing Syrian regime bombardments. They were among the lucky ones to move into the new, 24-square-metre concrete homes provided by a Turkish charity last month after almost a year living in a tent in the huge, squalid camps along Syrias northern border with Turkey. Abdallah fled with his wife and four children when the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, backed by Russia and Iran, began their assault on the last rebel holdout of Idlib. Its big enough and we feel comfortable, he said, welcoming AFP into his humble new, two-bedroom house. If one day we can go home, we will. But so long as the Syrian army does not pull back, we cant because most of us are wanted by the regime. With young children, we cant try to get into Turkey either, so we will stay here, he added.