Feature: Syrian refugees see a glimpse of hope from truce to end misery

Many Syrian refugees in Lebanon hoped the ongoing cessation of hostilities would bring back stability to their war-torn country.

While other refugees expressed fear that it is only a cessation of hostilities for some opposition militias that would enable them gather their forces to relaunch aggression in the country.

Some of the Syrians who took refuge in Lebanon told Xinhua that "this was our dream for stability to be brought back to Syria and we will be able to return home. We are extremely happy and hope that this would end our misery that started five years ago."

Amal Abou al-Ghoshi, displaced from the devastated city of Aleppo, said "we had a strange feeling as we were following the progress of the truce in various parts of our country, hoping that it would last."

Abou al-Ghosi, a widow living with her five children under a tent, considered the truce as "a light of hope that would end the disastrous situation in Syria and the first step to stop this inhuman displacement that is endangering hundreds of thousands of Syrians deployed from here to Europe."

Ahmad Abou Koussouri, displaced from Idlib, told Xinhua "our concern is that this golden opportunity created by the truce would enable the great powers in exerting more efforts to continue this peaceful path to end the war so we can return home."

He added "it is the most valuable gift we ever dreamed. After five years of inhuman displacement, we finally see a grim light of hope returning home."

"We hope peace would be restored in our beautiful country and see the end of this tragic life we have been passing for five years," Salima Abou Alwan who fled the city Aleppo told Xinhua.

She added while washing the clothes for her six children at the entrance of a tent in the plain of Jib Jannine in the western Bekaa that "we are living like nomads and wash our clothes in utensils instead of automatic washing machines. My home was destroyed by a hatred shell. All modern utilities we had were destroyed and we came here and are going through a ridiculous way of living."

Abou Alwan said "maybe it is the beginning of the end to our misery. I hope the truce is serious and the political solution would find its way to end the war."

However, Abou Adnan Ahmad al-Ali, displaced from the Damascus neighborhoods, did not try to hold his fears that "this truce is nothing but a break to gather their forces and re-engage in their bloody war against us."

He added "those who hate our country and do not wish us peace and stability would continue their efforts to finance all terrorist groups and continue their destructive war against our beloved country."

According to the United Nations Higher Commission for Refugees, Lebanon has hosted more than 1.1 million Syrians who fled their war-torn country since the beginning of the uprising against the regime of President Bashar Assad.

A cessation of hostilities in Syria has been observed since midnight Friday in a first move toward ending the war. Endit