'Can't leave': 10 years on, thousands forgotten in Syria desert camp

When police defector Khaled arrived at Rukban, he had hoped to be back home within weeks -- but eight years on, he is still stuck in the remote desert camp, sealed off from the rest of the country. Damascus rarely lets aid in and neighbouring countries have closed their borders to the area, which is protected from Syrian forces by a nearby US-led coalition base's de-confliction zone. "We are trapped between three countries," said Khaled, 50, who only gave his first name due to security concerns.