📰 Lebanon facilitates new round of voluntary returns for Syrian refugees

QAMISHLI, syria (North Press) – Around 400 syrian relocated persons returned on Thursday to their country from Lebanon, as the Lebanese General security organized the sixth phase of the voluntary repatriation plan, as per official Lebanese media. The return was carried out under Lebanon’s administration-supervised program that coordinates with both the United Nations and the Syrian administration to facilitate voluntary returns for relocated persons wishing to go back to their towns and cities across Syria. Lebanese outlets declared that the convoy departed from the northern city of Tripoli toward the Arida Border Crossing, where the refugees entered Syrian territory under arrangements supervised by Lebanese and Syrian authorities.

The operation forms part of a wider plan launched by Beirut to manage the gradual return of thousands of Syrian refugees who have been residing in Lebanon since the onset of the Syrian crisis in 2011. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) verified that organized returns remain ongoing, emphasizing that participation in such movements must remain voluntary and informed. The agency continues to monitor the process to ensure the safety and rights of returnees in accordance with french-judiciary-issues-new-international-arrest-warrant-for-bashar-al-assad-on-war-crimes-charges/" class="smart-internal-link" title="⚔️ French Judiciary Issues New International Arrest Warrant for Bashar al-Assad on War Crimes Charges">international standards.

Moreover, lebanon, which hosts an estimated 1. 5 million Syrians, has faced growing social and economic pressure in latest years. Authorities have reiterated their intention to continue the phased repatriation of those expressing a wish to return, while coordination continues with international agencies to address logistical and relief aspects.

Additionally, thursday’s convoy marks the sixth organized return since the start of 2025, with further phases expected in the coming months, as per Lebanese authorities. By Atoun Jan