After 15 years of displacement, a Syrian man returned to his former home in Homs to recover a personal library he had left behind. When the civil war broke out, the man constructed a false wall to protect his collection of religious and literary texts from destruction or looting. He recently broke through the wall to find that the books remained intact, despite the significant passage of time and the instability that has plagued the region.

The act of hiding the books served as a preservation effort during a period of intense conflict in Homs, which saw widespread damage to infrastructure and cultural sites. While the report focuses on the personal significance of the collection, it highlights the broader reality of Syrian citizens who were forced to abandon their homes and belongings during the conflict. The recovery of these books marks a symbolic return for the owner, who had been unable to access his property since the initial outbreak of hostilities. The report does not specify the current status of the home or the man's future plans for the collection, focusing instead on the successful retrieval of the items after over a decade of uncertainty.