Recent reports suggest a shift in the situation in Syria. Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, a UN refugee agency official reported that over 850,000 Syrian refugees have returned from neighboring countries. This number is anticipated to surpass one million in the coming weeks. The Deputy High Commissioner for UNHCR, Kelly T. Clements, stated that approximately 1.7 million internally displaced individuals have also returned to their communities as the interim central government gains control over significant portions of Syria. Clements, who has been in Syria for the past three days, described the situation as highly dynamic, presenting an opportunity to address the largest global displacement seen in the past 14 years. The Syrian conflict, which began in March 2011, led to the deaths of around 500,000 people and forced half of the pre-war population of 23 million to leave their homes. More than 5 million Syrians became refugees, primarily seeking refuge in neighboring countries.
