Jordanian police check a Syrian woman's documents as she crosses through Jordan's Jaber crossing into Syria on Dec. 8, 2024, following the fall of the Syrian regime in Damascus. (Credit: Khalil Mazraawi/AFP)
About 18,000 Syrians have crossed into their country from Jordan since the government of Bashar al-Assad was toppled earlier this month, Jordanian authorities said on Thursday.
Interior Minister Mazen al-Faraya told state TV channel Al-Mamlaka that "around 18,000 Syrians have returned to their country between the fall of the regime of Bashar al-Assad on Dec. 8, 2024 until Thursday."
He said the returnees included 2,300 refugees registered with the United Nations.
Amman says it has hosted about 1.3 million Syrians who fled their country since civil war broke out in 2011, with 650,000 formally registered with the United Nations.
About 18,000 Syrians have crossed into their country from Jordan since the government of Bashar al-Assad was toppled earlier this month, Jordanian authorities said on Thursday.
Interior Minister Mazen al-Faraya told state TV channel Al-Mamlaka that "around 18,000 Syrians have returned to their country between the fall of the regime of Bashar al-Assad on Dec. 8, 2024 until Thursday."
He said the returnees included 2,300 refugees registered with the United Nations.
Amman says it has hosted about 1.3 million Syrians who fled their country since civil war broke out in 2011, with 650,000 formally registered with the United Nations.