Karen Leigh is Managing Editor of News Deeply. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/ahmad-youmna-al-dimashqi-and-karen-leigh/rss en Civil Society Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces War Economy Wed, 07 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Ahmad, Youmna al-Dimashqi and Karen Leigh https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/05/07/returning-home-barzeh-residents-face-the-cost-of-rebuilding https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/05/07/returning-home-barzeh-residents-face-the-cost-of-rebuilding Despite relative calm after months of heavy fighting, Syrians returning home to this Damascus suburb are finding their homes in need of repairs often too pricey to take on alone.