The Dream of Return Delayed: Why Displaced Families in Rural Lattakia Hesitate to Leave the Camps

The Dream of Return Delayed: Why Displaced Families in Rural Lattakia Hesitate to Leave the Camps

Despite the gradual return of some displaced families to their villages in the Lattakia countryside, the overall pace remains far slower than anticipated. Years of destruction left by the deposed regime, the near-total collapse of basic services, and the lack of economic means to rebuild have made the prospect of returning home deeply uncertain. In the Salah al-Din camp, near the Turkish border, this reality is stark. The number of families rece…