UNHCR Regional Flash Update #8 - Syria Situation Crisis (2 January 2025)

Key Highlights

• UNHCR estimates that over 115,000 Syrians have returned to Syria since 8 December 2024, based on a triangulation of sources from inside and outside Syria.
• As of 27 December, 664,000 people remain newly displaced inside Syria since the beginning of December, 75% of whom are women and children. Around 486,000 internally displaced people have now returned to their areas of origin.
• Insecurity continues to present a concern inside Syria, with ongoing hostilities and civilian casualties reported across several governorates. Increased criminal activity has also been reported in various parts of the country, notably Aleppo

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