Over 50,000 Syrians Return Home from Neighboring Countries in Past Three Weeks: UN

The United Nations reported on Thursday that more than 50,000 refugees have returned to Syria from neighboring countries in the three weeks following the fall of the Assad regime, Anadolu Agency reported.

Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, noted on social media platform X that the rate of Syrian refugees returning home is “slowly increasing.” He emphasized that the humanitarian situation within Syria remains critical, stating that additional support and recovery assistance are essential for both returnees and those in need.
About 18,000 Syrians have returned to their country from Jordan since the government of Bashar Assad was toppled earlier this month, Jordanian authorities announced on Thursday. According to Jordanian authorities, the country has hosted about 1.3 million Syrians who fled their country since civil war broke out in 2011, with 650,000 formally registered with the United Nations.

More than 25,000 Syrians have crossed into their home from Turkey since Bashar al-Assad was overthrown by “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham” (HTS), Turkey’s interior minister said earlier this week. The country is home to nearly three million refugees who fled the civil war that broke out in 2011, and whose presence has been an issue for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government.

Bashar Assad, who had been Syria’s leader for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia after anti-regime forces seized control of the capital, Damascus, on December 8, effectively ending the Baath Party’s rule that began in 1963. This takeover occurred after fighters from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) captured significant cities in a rapid offensive that lasted less than two weeks.