5 stories from the past 30 days · Refugees, displacement & migrant rights · Syria
Approximately 45,000 Syrians live in Denmark, where roughly 10,800 arrived in 2015 fleeing the conflict in Syria. Despite most refugees settling, learning the language, and integrating well into Danish society, Copenhagen's restrictive policies on administrative procedures have left them uncertain about their future, caught between remaining in a country that does not welcome them and returning to a devastated homeland.
Residents of al-Shuyukh, a town near Ain al-Arab in northern Syria, are gradually returning to their homes following a security agreement and mine clearance operation. Despite extensive destruction and shortages of basic services, families are beginning to resettle in the area.
Turkish sources have revealed negotiations with Damascus to transfer over 250 women and children of Turkish nationality from the Roj camp in northeastern Syria during the coming months.
Following ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon, tens of thousands of Syrian refugees have begun returning to Syria via land crossings since early March. The returns occur despite Syria facing widespread destruction and severe economic crisis, with 90% of the population living below the poverty line.
Approximately 120,000 Syrian refugees have returned to Syria from Lebanon since the outbreak of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah more than two weeks ago, according to the International Organization for Migration.