{
  "id": 1855295,
  "title": "'Like living in the desert': Syrians brave dangers to return home in heavily shelled neighbourhoods",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/like-living-in-the-desert-syrians-brave-dangers-to-return-home-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T03:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/08/19/like-living-in-the-desert-syrians-brave-dangers-to-return-home-in-heavily-shelled-neighbourhoods/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nazir Abu Khadouj returned to Jobar near Damascus with his daughters three months ago, after his wife died. All that is left of his home are parts of the walls. The floor tiles and fittings were stripped and looted during the civil war. The Syrian father of three planted roses around his old patio and a vegetable patch on the street. “I was living in Ghouta [in the Damascus countryside]. We moved…",
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        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "'Like living in the desert': Syrians brave dangers to return home in heavily shelled neighbourhoods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/like-living-in-the-desert-syrians-brave-dangers-to-return-home-in-1858482",
        "published": "2026-08-19T03:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}