You have to admit that the Syrians are resilient.
Syrians return to rebuild lives in Homs' war-ravaged Old City
Syrians cart their belongings through the streets of a destroyed neighborhood of the Old City of Homs on May 12. (Josephy Eid / AFP/ Getty Images)PATRICK J. MCDONNELLcontact the reporterUnrest, Conflicts and WarWars and InterventionsSyriaSyrian Civil WarMiddle East
War-ravaged Syrian city now an epic salvage operationThe vast rubble zone in Homs, Syria, brings to mind images of Dresden or StalingradHope survives in the Syrian city of Homs: 'There's a lot of damage, but we can rebuild'Wary of looters and anxious to get back home, the displaced residents of the war-battered Old City have been filing back into their bombed-out neighborhoods.
They push baby strollers and drag suitcases to be used in an epic salvage operation. At times, it is hard to distinguish between ex-residents gathering what little is left of their belongings and those picking the ruins clean of others possessions.
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http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-homs-residents-recovery-20140518-s
Syrians return to rebuild lives in Homs' war-ravaged Old City
Syrians cart their belongings through the streets of a destroyed neighborhood of the Old City of Homs on May 12. (Josephy Eid / AFP/ Getty Images)PATRICK J. MCDONNELLcontact the reporterUnrest, Conflicts and WarWars and InterventionsSyriaSyrian Civil WarMiddle East
War-ravaged Syrian city now an epic salvage operationThe vast rubble zone in Homs, Syria, brings to mind images of Dresden or StalingradHope survives in the Syrian city of Homs: 'There's a lot of damage, but we can rebuild'Wary of looters and anxious to get back home, the displaced residents of the war-battered Old City have been filing back into their bombed-out neighborhoods.
They push baby strollers and drag suitcases to be used in an epic salvage operation. At times, it is hard to distinguish between ex-residents gathering what little is left of their belongings and those picking the ruins clean of others possessions.
Continue reading at:
http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-homs-residents-recovery-20140518-s
