Feature: Displaced Syrians happy to learn victory of Aleppo

Ahmad Aboul Nour, who was displaced from Aleppo to southern Lebanon five years ago, is happy to learn the victory of the Syrian army in Aleppo, as he was watching TV news in his tent in the plains of the Wazzani village.

"It is a real chance to end the misery of Aleppo and for it to get back to the state," Aboul Nour told Xinhua joyfully.

He added "we enjoyed the restoration of security and peace and are waiting for the elements of return so we can pack our things and go back to our homes."

Hassiba al-Jamal, a displaced woman, expressed hope that the return of Aleppo to "the legitimacy of the Syrian state is the key for solving the other problems and end the state of war we have been living through over the last six years."

Al-Jamal, a mother of four children who was forced to flee her hometown to Lebanon and work as a house maid after the killing of her husband two years ago, told Xinhua "I will return to Aleppo as soon as the basic needs for a decent living are secured."

Al-Jamal added "we look into the liberation of Aleppo with teary eyes and are following up all the related news that some provide us with a kind of hope while others intensify our frustration and make us wait more and pray that the city would be stabilized forever."

But for Amal el-Houri, she asserted "the terrorism that killed and destroyed our city is out from Aleppo, but now we are seeking the peace that would relieve us from the misery we are living through."

She told Xinhua "we started thinking of leaving those tents and return to the land of our ancestors in Aleppo to rebuild what was destroyed by the terrorists."

"Do not ignore our will to return but it is subject to the peace that we see is closer than ever."

In the plains of the Khyiam village in southern Lebanon, a number of displaced from Aleppo were discussing under a tent the possibility of return to their hometown.

Saeed al-Houeiki, a 60-year old displaced from Aleppo, told Xinhua "we are waiting for the announcement of the Syrian government that Aleppo is a safe city and is ready to welcome back its citizens, so we can return to our homes."

As for Farid aboul-Ali, he pointed out that "we lost our beloved, homes and properties and tasted the agony of displacement, but the enemies of our country are still insisting with their malicious intent to continue their plan to destroy our country which makes me reluctant about the return."

Amer Abou-Omari told Xinhua "I am not optimistic about a near return to Aleppo and the news circulating about the current situation does not provide us with trust that there would be a real understanding between the feuding parties, so that is why I am reluctant to return."

According to the United Nations Higher Commission for Refugees, Lebanon hosts more than 1.1 million Syrians who fled their war-torn country since the rebellion against the regime of President Bashar Assad started in March 201. Endit