More than 125,000 refugees return to Syria in desperate conditions

A month since the fall of the Assad regime, more than 125,000 refugees have returned to Syria “full of hope after years of exile”, only to find themselves confronted by desperate conditions, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday.

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More than 125,000 refugees return to Syria in desperate conditions

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