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Over 800 Syrian refugees to return from Lebanon
BEIRUT, July 23, 2018 (BSS/TASS) – An operation for the return of 850
refugees to Syria began in southeastern Lebanon on Monday, the Al Mayadeen TV
channel reported.
According to the TV channel, it is the fourth and largest group of Syrian
refugees who have expressed a wish to return to their homes in the Western
Qalamoun area (60 kilometers from Damascus).
The Lebanese Red Cross is monitoring the operation, as well as
representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees.
On July 7, as many as 448 Syrians left a tent camp near the border town of
Erbil, while 276 refugees returned to their home country on June 28. On April
18, 50 refugees returned to the town of Beit Jinn near Damascus from
Lebanon’s Arkub region.
The number of Syrian refugees residing in Lebanon reaches 1.5 mln.
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