More than 200,000 Syrian refugees have returned to their country since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in early December, the UN announced, ahead of a visit by High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi to Syria and the region. Between December 8, 2024 and January 16, 2025, about 195,200 Syrians had returned to their country, according to the data published in X by Filippo Grandi. “I will soon be going to Syria – and neighboring countries – as UNHCR increases its support to returnees and host communities,” he wrote. Thousands of Syrians fled Lebanon due to Israeli bombardment and returned to Syria before Bashar al-Assad fled in the face of advancing Hayat Tahrir al-Sham forces. Since 2011, millions of Syrians have fled Syria driven by civil war and economic and humanitarian crisis to seek refuge in neighboring or more distant countries. […]
Source: News Beast

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