Syrian authorities announce closure of notorious desert camp

DAMASCUS: A notorious desert refugee camp in Syria has closed after the last remaining families returned to their areas of origin, Syrian authorities said on Saturday. 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 US-led coalition fighting the Daesh group, near the borders with Jordan and Iraq. Desperate people fleeing IS jihadists and former government bombardment sought refuge there, hoping to cross into Jordan.

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