ALEPPO, Syria — Abu Sami sat in front of his tent in the periphery of Deir Jamal, in the countryside of northern Aleppo. His wrinkles and white hair at just 50 years old told a tale of suffering.
He warmly greeted us and insisted that we drink the tea he prepared over charcoal. “I am very pleased that there is someone who cares about us,” Abu Sami said before he started telling Al-Monitor about the long hassles of displacement.