According to the IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), about 5.73 million people are currently internally displaced in Syria, while an estimated 2.19 million have returned to their places of origin since December 2024.
The UN migration agency said conditions vary across the country. While conditions for newly returned people are generally favorable, several obstacles continue to affect the sustainability of returns.
These include psychological distress, limited access to basic services, a lack of legal documentation, child protection risks, community safety concerns and family separation, an IOM spokesperson told Rudaw.
Access to essential services, employment and sources of income remains among the main challenges facing returnees, including in northeastern Syria.
More than a decade of conflict forced millions of Syrians from their homes, with displacement particularly affecting areas that experienced repeated fighting and shifts in territorial control.
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