Syria's returning refugees

Thousands of Syrian refugees are going back to their homeland but conditions there remain extremely challenging

Photo composite illustration of a Syrian refugee returning home in a car piled high with belongings
Increasing numbers of families are re-crossing the border from Turkey to Syria
(Image credit: Illustration by Stephen Kelly / Getty Images)

In the six months since Bashar al-Assad was deposed as the country's dictator, refugees have been returning in their thousands to Syria.

Over the course of the nearly 15-year civil war, more than 13.5 million Syrians were displaced from their homes, with most finding refuge in neighbouring countries, including Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan.

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Richard Windsor is a freelance writer for The Week Digital. He began his journalism career writing about politics and sport while studying at the University of Southampton. He then worked across various football publications before specialising in cycling for almost nine years, covering major races including the Tour de France and interviewing some of the sport’s top riders. He led Cycling Weekly’s digital platforms as editor for seven of those years, helping to transform the publication into the UK’s largest cycling website. He now works as a freelance writer, editor and consultant.