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Syrians in Turkey and Lebanon start returning home after Assad’s fall

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10 December, 2024


Hundreds of Syrian refugees gathered at two border crossings in southern Turkey on Monday, as they attempted to make their return home following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime.

Videos shared on social media showed the refugees waiting at the Cilvegozu and Oncupinar border gates on Monday, which correspond to the Bab al-Hawa and Bab al-Salameh gates on the Syrian side of the border.

At the border with Lebanon, Scores of Syrian refugees in Lebanon approached the Masnaa border crossing in the hopes of returning home.

Videos shared on social media and Arabic-language outlets show Syrians in their hundreds driving and gathering towards the border, which the Lebanese army had partially opened to allow for Syrians to leave.