UNHCR Says More Than 190,000 Syrian Refugees Returned From Jordan Since Dec. 8, 2024

UNHCR in Jordan said more than 190,000 registered Syrian refugees have returned to Syria since Dec. 8, 2024, following the fall of the ousted regime.

“Security and political developments that followed the fall of the deposed president Bashar al-Assad's regime in late 2024 opened an unprecedented window of hope for millions of Syrian refugees—especially in neighboring countries—to return home after more than a decade of war”

Al-Jazeera Net

The SANA report said more than 16,000 returns were recorded since the start of 2026, and it gave monthly figures of 4,500 in January, 3,900 in February, 3,400 in March and 4,000 in April.

Al-Jazeera Net

It also said families accounted for 58% of returnees while individuals made up 42%, and that around 46,000 returnees, or 24% of the total, came from Zaatari and Azraq camps.

UNHCR spokesperson in Jordan Yousef Taha told Al-Mamlaka TV that monthly returns stood at 4,500 in January, 3,900 in February, 3,400 in March and 4,000 in April.

In Germany, InfoMigrants reported that since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in December last year, only about 4,000 of nearly one million Syrians living in Germany had returned to Syria by the end of June.

It added that barely 250 had returned since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime in December 2024, and that worldwide about 600,000 Syrians are believed to have returned so far, according to the UN.

InfoMigrants

The same report said a reintegration and emigration program for asylum seekers in Germany includes a departure allowance of 1,000 euros or more, depending on the individual's situation, and that in total a little under a thousand of the 4,000 Syrians repatriated used this program.

It also cited NDR findings that 52% of Germans favor a quick return of Syrian nationals they deem poorly integrated, while 13% are against a return at this stage.

From Damascus, tv5monde reported that UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi called on the international community to provide more aid and support to accelerate reconstruction and allow more refugees to return home.

“On this first anniversary of the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria and the establishment of the new regime under the rule of Ahmed al-Charaa, a great many questions are being asked about the future of Syria, its internal reconstruction, and its place in the regional environment”

Le Rubicon

The outlet said Grandi told reporters on the sidelines of his visit to the Syrian capital Damascus, “I am here to make an appeal to the international community so that it provides more aid and support to the Syrian government in this major challenge of rebuilding the country.” tv5monde also said the UN estimates the cost at more than $400 billion and that 13.5 million Syrians remain refugees outside the country, or internally displaced.

In parallel, Al-Jazeera Net said UNHCR deputy head Asir Al-Mudha'een told Al Jazeera that international support provided continues to be insufficient to meet the needs of refugees and host communities, and that returns are concentrated in major cities such as Damascus and its countryside, Aleppo, Homs, Hama, and Daraa.