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Over 115,000 Syrians have returned home since end of Assad dictatorship (news.un.org)
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For its part, Jordan noted that more than 22,000 people have entered Syria through its territory, 3,100 of whom were registered refugees. Tweet URL

UNHCR teams noticed a shift in demographics of returnees from Jordan this week, with more women and children returning rather than men travelling alone.

“When interviewed, some families reported that the head of household would stay in Jordan for several more months in order to earn money that will support the family’s re-integration inside Syria before joining them,” the agency said.

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[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago (13 children)

Many of these issues are either caused or exacerbated by the West (see: Mexico) so I'm not sure who you're expecting them to ask for help.

[–] fishabel@discuss.online 4 points 1 week ago (12 children)

China is also pretty shitty to countries it thinks it owns, but doesn’t. (See Muslim genocide in china)

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

True but not relevant here.

[–] fishabel@discuss.online 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It’s relevant when you use “the West”

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean what country are people leaving due to Chinese imperialism?

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