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Photos: Survival and return to a war-torn Syrian city

Syrian siblings Antoinette and Sobhi Fares remained in Homs' Old City during the two-year siege.

Syrian siblings Antoinette and Sobhi Fares remained in Homs’ Old City during the two-year siege.   (Emma Abbas / For The Times)

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Tales of survival emerged from Homs’ rubble after a deal that allowed about 2,000 militants to evacuate the Old City in 2014, and opened the way for civilians to return. Residents who fled streamed back, stunned at the scope of destruction but relieved they were no longer shut out.

Survival and return to Homs, Syria

Sobhi Fares shows some of the greens he foraged for food in the ruins of Homs’ Old City during the siege.  (Emma Abbas / For The Times)

Survival and return to Homs, Syria

Syrians walk amid debris in Homs.   (AFP/Getty Images)

Survival and return to Homs, Syria

A masked gunman killed Father Frans van der Lugt on April 7 at his Jesuit residence in Homs. The elderly Dutch priest had welcomed all creeds and provided food when he could.   (Emma Abbas / For The Times)

Survival and return to Homs, Syria

Syrians returning to Homs carry their belongings.   (Youssef Karwashan / AFP/Getty Images)

Survival and return to Homs, Syria

A statue of an Orthodox patriarch, beheaded by militants, remains on the grounds of the Church of the 40 Holy Martyrs in Homs, Syria.  (Emma Abbas / For The Times)

Survival and return to Homs, Syria

Syrians return to a Christian neighborhood of the Old City of Homs.   (AFP/Getty Images)

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