The Assad regime's fall has freed displaced Syrians stuck in a remote desert camp

After over eight years taking shelter in the Rukban camp on the edge of the Jordanian border, a group of Syrian children with their parents return home in the cabin of a truck. The camp, home to displaced Syrians, was isolated and left without aid or medical care for years, but the fall of the Syrian regime has allowed the more than 7,000 residents to finally leave. The camp’s existence highlights regional politics, the U.S. military role in Syria, and the potential for transformation in longstanding conflicts. The camp is located near the U.S. military’s al-Tanf garrison, and its residents were trapped following Jordan’s border closure in 2016. In January, Iranian-backed Iraqi militia drones attacked a nearby U.S. military support base, resulting in the deaths of three American troops.

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