Afaf, a Sudanese woman who fled Khartoum with her mother and four children on April 13, 2023, poses for a portrait in Ben Ashour, Tripoli, where the family now lives. Photo taken Jan. 4, 2025, in Tripoli, Libya.

Asele Aljameel Ali, 17, from Khartoum, poses for a photo on the farm where she currently resides with her family. Photo taken Jan. 13, 2025, in Tripoli, Libya.

Fatima Hajir, from the Fashir tribe in Sudan, poses with her children on the farm where they currently live in Al-Khalatat, on the outskirts of Tripoli, Libya, on Jan. 13, 2025. She fled Sudan with her husband and children on Feb. 4, 2024, escaping the genocide after a difficult journey.

A framed Quranic verse hangs  in the home of Afaf, a Sudanese woman who fled Khartoum along with her family, in Benashour, Tripoli, Libya, on 5th Jan, 2025.

A room in the farmhouse where the Aljameel Ali family lives after fleeing war in Sudan, shown in Al Khalatat, Tripoli, Libya, on Jan. 13, 2025.

Fatima Hajir, from the Fashir tribe in Sudan, poses for a photo in a farm in Al-Khalatat, on the outskirts of Tripoli, Libya, on Jan. 13, 2025. She fled Sudan with her husband and children on Feb. 4, 2024.

Hanaa Qassim Al-Sayed, who left Sudan and arrived in Libya with her family on Feb. 21, 2024, poses for a photo at a farm in Al Khalatat, Tripoli, Libya, on Jan. 13, 2025.

A Sudanese mother cries in a room in Aldrebi, Libya, struggling with illness and a shortage of medicines after fleeing Sudan, Jan. 14, 2025.

A Sudanese father, who fled from Sudan, gather with other families from Sudan at a home in Ghout Ashaal, Tripoli, Libya, on Jan 14, 2025. 

Afaf, Fatima, and Zahra, who fled from Sudan, gather with their families at a home in Ghout Ashaal, Tripoli, Libya, on Jan 14, 2025. 

Belongings of Sudanese families who fled the war in Sudan last year are seen inside a house in Ghout Ashaal, Tripoli, Libya, on Jan. 14, 2025. 

Sudanese women gather in a living room in Aldrebi, Libya, on Jan. 14, 2025.

Samia, who left Sudan with her family 2024, and later returned, poses for a photo at a farm in Al Khalatat, Tripoli, Libya, on Jan. 13, 2025.

Nibras cooks for dinner in a kitchen  in Aldrebi, Tripoli, Libya, on Jan. 14, 2025.

Shoes belonging to Sudanese families who fled the war in Sudan last year are seen in a hallway of a house in Aldrebi, Tripoli, Libya, on Jan. 14, 2025.

A Sudanese mother and her son stand in front of a house in Aldrebi, Libya, on Jan. 14, 2025, 

Afaf, a woman from Sudan who fled with her two daughters, stands in a street in Ghout Ashaal, Tripoli, Libya, on Jan. 14, 2025. 2025

Belongings of Sudanese families who fled the war in Sudan are seen in a farm in Al Khalatat, Tripoli, Libya, on Jan. 13, 2025.

Yousif Ali, the son of Hanaa Qasim, runs at the farm that serves as the family’s makeshift home in Al Khalatat, Tripoli, Libya, on Jan. 13, 2025.