🫂 🇸🇾 🇱🇧 More than half a million Syrians returned home from Lebanon last year: Cabinet minister
Lebanon’s Social Affairs Minister Hanin Al-Sayyed said on Friday that the scale of the return marked a first since the outbreak of the Syrian conflict some 15 years ago.
She said the development was the result of a structured government approach and a clear policy framework, calling it an unprecedented outcome after years of stalled or limited return efforts.
Lebanon unveiled a new multi-phase plan for refugee returns last June, covering both organized departures and individual returns outside official programs.
Before the latest figures were released, Lebanese authorities estimated that around 1.8 million Syrians were living in the country, including nearly 880,000 registered with the UN refugee agency.
In January 2025, after taking office, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa said he expected most Syrians living abroad to return home within the next two years.
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Anadolu Agency
More than half a million Syrians returned home from Lebanon last year: Cabinet minister
Lebanese social affairs minister calls development the first large-scale, organized return since start of Syrian refugee crisis in 2011
January 26, 2026 7K 40
