Displaced Syrians arrive at the Jlaighem crossing in the eastern countryside of Homs Province in central Syria, on May 15, 2019. A new batch of civilians left the battered Rukban camp in southern Syria and reached government areas in central Syria on Wednesday, state news agency SANA reported. (Xinhua/Ammar Safarjalani)
DAMASCUS, May 15 (Xinhua) -- A new batch of civilians left the battered Rukban camp in southern Syria and reached government areas in central Syria on Wednesday, state news agency SANA reported.
Dozens of families arrived at the Jlaighim crossing in Homs Province from Rukban in the al-Tanf area in southeastern Syria near the Jordanian border.
It's the latest batch to leave the camp and reach government areas.
However, the evacuation of civilians from Rukban is going on slowly because of the presence of the U.S. forces in the al-Tanf area, SANA noted.
It also accused U.S.-backed rebels and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces of besieging the civilians in the camp.
The Rukban camp is home to 50,000 displaced Syrians, who are suffering from the harsh humanitarian situation because of the cold weather and lack of supplies.
