Syrian authorities announced Saturday a notorious desert camp housing refugees in Syria was shut down after the last remaining families returned to their areas of origin.
The Rukban camp in Syria's desert was established in 2014, at the height of Syria's civil war, in a de-confliction zone controlled by the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Daesh terrorist group, near the borders with Jordan and Iraq.
Desperate people fleeing Daesh terrorists and former government bombardment sought refuge there, hoping to cross into Jordan.
Former Syrian President Bashar Assad's government rarely allowed aid to enter the camp and neighboring countries closed their borders to the area, isolating Rukban for years.
After an anti-regime offensive toppled Assad in December, families started leaving the camp to return home.
