UN expects one million Syrians to return after regime fall

The United Nations estimated on Tuesday that around one million Syrian refugees could return to their country between January and June 2025, following the ousting of Bashar al-Assad.

Rima Jamous Emsis, Director of the UNHCR office for the Middle East and North Africa, stated during a press conference in Geneva, “We now expect to see around one million Syrians return between January and June of next year.”