Clashes in Aleppo highlight challenge of SDF integration for Syria
Analysts say a temporary ceasefire may bring relief, but the complex issues behind the violence must be addressed.
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Aref Shamtan, sits outside a tent in the village of al-Hawash in Syria's west-central Hama province. [Omar Haj Kadour/AFP]
Children play in a destroyed house in the village of al-Hawash. [Omar Haj Kadour/AFP]
A picture shows people's belongings in a destroyed home. [Omar Haj Kadour/AFP]
Children peek out from inside their tent in the village of al-Hawash. [Omar Haj Kadour/AFP]
An aerial picture shows tents erected near destroyed homes in the village of al-Hawash in Syria's Hama province. [Omar Haj Kadour/AFP]
Abdel Ghafour al-Khatib, 72 serves tea in his tent in the village of al-Hawash. [Omar Haj Kadour/AFP]
Souad Othman, 47, sits under a tent in the ruins of a destroyed home. [Omar Haj Kadour/AFP]
About 1.87 million Syrians who were refugees abroad or internally displaced have returned to their areas of origin, the United Nations' International Organization for Migration says. [Omar Haj Kadour/AFP]
After being repeatedly displaced, Souad Othman, 47, returned with her three daughters and son to al-Hawash about a week ago. [Omar Haj Kadour/AFP]
Aref Shamtan, 73, looks out of a window in his destroyed house. [Omar Haj Kadour/AFP]
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