Returning home to Tal Rifaat, Syrians find ruins and rubble

Displaced residents returning to Tal Rifaat in northern Syria are met with streets filled with rubble and ruins after being part of the ongoing conflict between Syrian Kurdish fighters and Turkish armed groups since 2011. The town has experienced cycles of fighting and displacement, with Kurdish forces taking control in 2016, Turkish-backed forces seizing it in 2024, and signs of hurried departures evident throughout the area. Despite the destruction, residents are working to clear the rubble and rebuild their lives in the war-torn town.

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