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    More than 4 million people have left Syria since the civil war began. For those still here by choice or necessity, life has taken on a strange and ghostly air. "Some of Homs will be rebuilt, but some will have to be torn down completely," governor says. "We can't just look at all the ruins and feel sad," says governor of Homs province.

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    More than 4 million people have left Syria since the civil war began. For those still here by choice or necessity, life has taken on a strange and ghostly air. "Some of Homs will be rebuilt, but some will have to be torn down completely," governor says. "We can't just look at all the ruins and feel sad," says governor of Homs province.

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    AsmanyfleeSyriawar,thoseleftbehindfind

    lifestrangeandghostly
    ByLosAngelesTimes,adaptedbyNewselastaff
    10.29.15

    Childre
    n rest after their arrival on a ferry from the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos to Athens'
    port of Piraeus, Oct. 29, 2015. Greece is the main entry point for people from the Middle East
    and Africa seeking a better future in Europe. Well over half a million have arrived so far this
    year. Photo: AP/Thanassis Stavrakis

    HOMS,SyriaTalalBaraziisgovernorofHomsprovince,alargeregionofSyria.Heisseated
    inahotelrestaurantintheprovince'smaincity,alsocalledHoms.
    Thehotelisheavilyguarded.Asforthecity,thereisnotalotofitleft.Muchofithasbeen
    destroyedbySyriassavagecivilwar.Forthepastfiveyears,forcesloyaltothegovernmentof
    PresidentBasharAssadhavebeenfightingvariousrebelgroupsthatareseekingtogaincontrolof
    thecountry.
    MuchofthecityofHomsisnowinruins.Itislike"BerlinafterWorldWarII,Barazisays.
    SomeofHomswillberebuilt,butsomewillhavetobetorndowncompletely,"Barazisays.
    "Wecantjustlookatalltheruinsandfeelsad.
    A Sea Of Refugees And Rubble
    Muchoftheprovincesprewarpopulationof2millionhasfled,eithertosaferpartsofSyriaorto
    othercountries.Forthosestillherebychoiceornecessity,lifehastakenonastrangeandghostly
    air.
    Syriaasawholeisfullbombedoutbuildings,rubblestrewnstreetsandrefugeesonthemove.

    ThegreatmajorityofSyriansstillliveinzonescontrolledbythegovernment.Inthosepartsofthe
    countrysomethingsomewhatresemblingnormallifestillcontinues.Variousrebelgroupsnow
    controlbigsectionsofthecountry,butmuchofthoseareasisdesertwithfewpeople.
    Morethan4millionpeoplehaveleftSyriasincethecivilwarbegan.Another8millionwere
    pushedoutoftheirhomesandforcedtomoveelsewhereinthecountry.
    Still,Syriansaretryinghardtomaintaintieswithfamilyandfriends.
    Friends, Families Scatter Around World
    DailyconversationsonSkypeorWhatsApphelppeoplestayintouchwiththosescatteredaround
    theworld.
    EverynightwespendatleastanhouronWhatsApptryingtocatchup,EliaSammansays.He
    nowlivesinDamascus,Syria'scapitalcity,butSammangrewupinHoms.
    OfnineHomsfamilieshisfamilywascloseto,hesays,onlythreeremaininSyria.Theresthave
    leftforSweden,Germany,Egypt,PersianGulfnationsorotherdestinations.
    OneofhisclosefriendshadbuilthisfamilydreamhouseinHoms.Hecompleteditjustbefore
    thewarbrokeout.
    Hewasonlyabletolivethereforabout20days;thentheconflictcame,Sammansays.The
    houseisnowinthehandsofarebelgroup,hesays.
    Syriatodayisfullofcontradictions.InDamascus,theHamidiyacoveredmarketisstillfullof
    seeminglycarefreeshoppers.ThefamousicecreamstoreBakdashdoesabriskbusiness,selling
    fresh,Arabicstyleicecreamtoppedwithpistachioflakes.
    Justafewmilesawaythingsareverydifferent,however.Hereoneseesblockafterblockof
    bulletriddledapartmentbuildingsandblownopenshops.Theechoofgunfirecanbeheardinthe
    distance.Motoristspassingthroughareadvisednottostop.
    City Split Into Army, Rebel Zones
    Aleppo,Syria'slargestcity,isnowdividedintogovernmentcontrolledandrebelheldzones.
    Rebelscontinuallylaunchshellsandrocketsacrossanomanslandintothegovernmentzone.
    Thearmy,inturn,poundstherebelsidewithheavygunfireandbombs.Thefightingkillsmostly
    ordinarycitizens,whileaddingtotherubblepiles.
    Atfirstglance,theUniversityofAlepposeemsasifitcouldbeaschoolanywhereintheworld.
    Studentsonbenchesreadbooksandscribblenotes,whileothersscurrytoandfromclassrooms.
    Lookcloser,though,andonenoticescratersandfencedoffareasmarkingsiteswhereshellsand
    rocketshavefallen.Scoresofstudents,teachersandpassersbyhavebeenkilled.
    AlepposOldCityisfullofcharredstorefronts,bombedoutbuildings,andhiddenrebelgunmen.
    Nonetheless,MahmoudBadawistillkeepshissmallshopopen.Almostallhiscustomersare
    Syriansoldierswholineuptopurchasesnacks,cigarettesandsoftdrinks.

    Gonearethedayswhentouristsandwindowshoppersstrolledalongthewindingalleys.Back
    thentheOldCitywaslivelyandbustling,andfullofsmallbusinesses.Todayonlyafewholdouts
    remain,includingBadawi,whocannotimaginelivinganywhereelse.
    WhywouldIleave?Badawiasks.Aleppoismyhome.

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