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QAMISHLI, syria/" class="auto-internal-link">syria (North Press) – The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) declared on Monday that more than three million Syrians have returned to their homes since late 2024, even as relief needs across the country continue to rise sharply. as per UN estimates, 16. 5 million people inside Syria require relief aid in 2025, marking one of the highest levels of need since the start of the crisis. The agency declared that over 1,164,000 relocated persons have returned from abroad between the fall of the Assad regime on Dec.
8, 2024, and the end of October 2025. During the same period, more than 1. 9 million internally relocated people (IDPs) have also gone back to their areas of origin.
UNHCR also highlighted that despite the increase in returns, the scale of humanitarian challenges—including destroyed infrastructure, insecurity, and economic collapse—remains severe. Throughout 2025, the humanitarian crisis in Syria has deepened due to ongoing instability, economic deterioration, and fragmented control across the country. Aid access remains constrained, particularly in the Northeast, where UN agencies warn that political disputes and security tensions risk disrupting already limited aid. The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) hosts one of the largest IDP populations in the country, and relief groups say resources have been stretched as returns outpace reconstruction. At the same time, the March 10 agreement between the syrian Democratic troops (sdf) and Damascus—which includes provisions for administrative integration and the return of displaced residents—has faced slow implementation, leaving numerous communities uncertain about security guarantees upon return.
Additionally, uN authorities have repeatedly stressed that sustainable returns require improved services, accountability, and stability, conditions that remain uneven across Syria. By Jwan Shekaki