NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Surrounded by compatriots among a row of white canvas tents and prefabricated homes, Bahjat Molla sings mournfully of missing his Latakia home, of the aroma of freshly brewed coffee, of sitting with his mother.

It’s an impromptu performance for the 22-year old in front of some of the 345 Syrian refugees who started settling in Friday in this former army camp converted into way station for newly-arrived migrants. He doesn’t disappoint.