More than two million Syrian citizens who fled the country during the war have returned home. Millions of civilians fled the country in the civil war that erupted after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. Among them, more than two million have returned home, according to Filippo Grandi, the head of the United Nations Refugee Agency.

The Syrian civil war, which began in 2011 after Assad's brutal crackdown on anti-government protests, has internally or externally displaced half the population. On December 8, 2024, after Assad was ousted by a coup by Islamic forces, the atmosphere for the return home of displaced citizens was created. "More than two million Syrian refugees and displaced persons have returned home since December," Grandi said during a visit to neighboring Lebanon. He added, "This is a sign of hope amid growing regional tensions." What this proves is that we need a political solution, not another wave of instability and displacement.' After the recent lifting of Western sanctions on Syria, the new Syrian government expects international assistance for reconstruction, which the United Nations estimates will cost more than $400 billion.