Lebanon pledges to rebuild border towns and send Syrian refugees home

Lebanon's Prime Minister, Tammam Salam, visited towns near the border that were damaged by conflict and promised to lead reconstruction efforts. At the same time, the government announced it wants the majority of the roughly one million Syrian refugees in the country to return home this year.

Separately, in Syria, residents of the al-Hol camp are preparing to return to their homes, and a government minister, Hind Kabawat, discussed the ongoing challenges of rebuilding the country.