Sirte Residents Return Home Amidst Devastation 🏚️

Not much remains for some families returning home to Sirte.<br/> One resident, Mosbah walks through what is left of his house.<br/> He hopes for compensation from the new governing authorities.<br/> (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) SIRTE RESIDENT WHOSE HOUSE WAS DESTROYED MOSBAH, SAYING:<br/> "God wrote this for us, it's okay. It is good that we managed to get out, the new state will compensate us, God willing."<br/> But the father of three is not staying, he packs up his car and leaves, again.<br/> The battle-scarred city was the scene of the final fight between Libya's interim government forces and Muammar Gaddafi's supporters.<br/> Another resident said people were staying away out of fear of further violence.<br/> (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) SIRTE RESIDENT FARAJ AL-HOUNI, SAYING:<br/> "The people are still afraid. The people are afraid there might clashes between the supporters of Colonel Gaddafi and their opponents, so they are not coming back to their homes. They think if the clashes resume then they will be the victims, so they are staying and waiting to see how things turn out."<br/> Food supplies are basic in a city that is still recovering from the violence.<br/> The killing of Gaddafi in his hometown brought to a close eight months of war, but now the National Transitional Council must continue their path to rebuild the battered country.<br/> Marie-Claire Fennessy, Reuters