In 1984, Raesa,* just 14 years old, left her family in Jordan and moved to Syria with her husband to start a new life. When civil war broke out 28 years later, Raesa was forced to flee with her children, triplets, and seek refuge back in her own country.“We left Syria through the village of Tell Shihab and went to Ramtha [in Jordan]”, Raesa says, who is now the sole breadwinner for her family. Her husband decided to stay behind with his second wife and their family.

The world’s newest nation, South Sudan, has been ravaged by civil war and political infighting since 2013. After a peace agreement failed to unite the country last July, the conflict quickly spread to previously unaffected areas. That’s when the war came to Angelina Nyatuoy’s home in Mirmir, a small province of Panyijar County, located in South Sudan’s Unity state.

In many ways Yakeen is like any little girl. She’s approaching her second birthday. Her cheeks are flushed a rosy red by the winter chill. The sudden appearance of strangers in her house leaves her clinging to her mother’s long skirt.

For many people who have been forced to flee Syria since the conflict began seven years ago, thoughts of home are never far from their minds.

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