About half million of civilians have returned to the government-controlled part of the province of Deir Ezzor, which was liberated from ISIS last year, the Syrian state media says.
According to reprots, 489,531 citizens have returned to their homes in the province since the beginning of 2018, putting the total number of the residents at up to 1,037,037 inhabitants.
The Syrian government have been actively working to restore activities of police, civil affairs, banks, post offices, fire brigades and municipal councils across the entire western bank of the Euphrates. Meanwhile, the work is also ongoing to remove the debris, open the streets and repair infrastructure, including water and electricity.







