Damascus: Over 1,15,000 Syrians have returned to their homeland following the collapse of the Assad regime, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reported on Thursday.
According to the agency, these people have returned from countries such as Türkiye, Jordan, and Lebanon since December 8. The information was gathered through public announcements from host nations, coordination with Syrian immigration authorities, and border monitoring by UNHCR and its partners.
Bashar Assad, who ruled Syria for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia after anti-regime forces took control of Damascus on December 8, marking the end of the Baath Party’s rule, which had lasted since 1963.
The regime’s fall followed a rapid offensive by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham fighters, who captured major cities within two weeks.
Approximately 664,000 people remain newly displaced across Syria, mainly in Idlib and Aleppo governorates. The majority, 75 per cent, are women and children.
Moreover, nearly 486,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have returned to their areas of origin, mainly in Hama and Aleppo governorates.
