Syrians returning home in large numbers, but few from Germany

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2026-05-02

Berlin (dpa) - Around 1.6 million Syrian refugees have returned home since the political transition at the end of 2024, most of them from neighbouring countries, according to figures from the UNHCR, the UN's refugee body. The figures, cited by Germany's Welt am Sonntag newspaper and reported on Saturday, show that 634,000 have returned from Turkey, 621,000 from Lebanon and 284,000 from Jordan. According to figures from Germany's BAMF migration of......

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