More than 400 Syrian refugees returned home from Lebanon in cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Lebanese Red Cross and humanitarian organizations.
Syria’s state news Agency, SANA, said that “406 Syrian refugees arrived on Wednesday at the Jedeidet Yabous crossing in Damascus countryside as part of the voluntary return program from Lebanon to Syria.”
In July, the UNHCR and IOM launched the Organized Voluntary Return Program to support Syrians in Lebanon who voluntarily decide to return to Syria to do so in a dignified and safe manner.
They said in a joint statement that the program “is part of a wider effort to help Syrian refugees return to Syria.”
“Refugees who request support can benefit from transportation from a designated area within Lebanon to one of the official border crossing points to a final destination within Syria, in coordination with the Government of Lebanon and including facilitation from the General Security Office,” the statement said.
Last week, a total of 163 refugees returned to Syria from Lebanon under the program.
They crossed the Arida border crossing from the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli to reach Homs and Idlib in Syria.
As of late 2025, approximately 300,000 Syrian refugees have returned to Syria from Lebanon.
