Syrian refugees in Rukban camp live in unbearable condition have received medical care and food by Homs Governorate, TASS reported.
"There is one medical aid post in Rukban, but it is impossible to get there, because the line is huge. You can make an appointment and wait for several months. Militants decide who will visit the doctor and who will not. Even if a doctor prescribes some drugs, few people can afford to buy them. If some sort of medication costs 150 pounds, it will cost 15,000 pounds in Rukban. If you tell them that you need medical care in another city, they do not allow you to leave the camp all the same. Neither my wife, nor my children, nor I have been able to visit the doctor over the past four years," Muhanna Hamid al-Ali, a refugee, said.
Refugees were allowed to leave Rukban only after paying some money - 50,000 pounds for an adult and 10,000 pounds for a child. After that, militants transported people 50 kilometers away from the camp.
"I paid 130,000 for my family, that was all we had. We were told that we could stay here, at the center, as long as we want, but we hope to return home. We come from the Homs Governorate. However, I do not know yet what has happened to our home," he added.
"In Rukban, we lived through hell, but now the conditions are totally different, like in paradise. We have everything: water, food, medicines and shelter. My children are fed. What else could I ask for?" said Murhab Nasur.
According to Muhammad al-Amin, illegal armed groups get official wages from US representatives for their work. "When people began to leave the camp, militants were ordered not to let anyone out, they even were rewarded with a pay raise for that. The Americans have never set foot in the camp, they are sitting at their base. The militants went to them on their own. They (militants - TASS) have US-made vehicles and guns," he pointed out.
Over 13,000 people have left Rukban now, while about 30,000 Syrians remain there in appalling conditions. They are unable to pay the US-controlled militants in order to leave the camp.
