May 17, 2021
An image grab taken from a video released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows an explosion following an Israeli airstrike on a location in southern Syria, 6/2/2020 (AFP)
PARIS Three years have passed since Khaled Abdulrahman (a pseudonym) returned to his village in the area known as the “triangle of death” in southern Syria’s Quneitra province. Since returning, he has been unable to get back his home that is being occupied by a militant group affiliated with the Lebanese militia Hezbollah.
Abdulrahman’s story with the Iranian-backed Lebanese militia started in 2014 when it launched a military attack on the triangle of death area, which includes the Sultanah, Sabsaba, Maes, Deir Maker and Kafr Nasij villages. The attack ultimately led to the militia taking control of the area in February 2015, spurring Abdulrahman to flee with his family of seven to the border region near the Syrian Golan Heights, occupied by Israel since 1967.
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