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What's keeping Syria’s Palestinian refugees from returning to camps?

The Palestinian refugees in Syria are still waiting for the green light to go back to their camps following a wave of displacement that resulted from clashes between the Syrian regime and gunmen.

Residents and Palestinians who fled the Yarmouk refugee camp wait in line to receive parcels of humanitarian aid from the United Nations Relief and Works Organization (UNRWA) in the beseiged southern outskirts of Damascus May 23, 2015. REUTERS/Ward Al-Keswani - RTX1E8VS
Residents and Palestinians who fled the Yarmouk refugee camp wait in line to receive parcels of humanitarian aid in the besieged southern outskirts of Damascus, Syria, May 23, 2015. — REUTERS/Ward Al-Keswani

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