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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Beirut - Asharq Al-Awsat

Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Exceed 2 Million

Syrian children playing in a refugee camp in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon. (Reuters)

Lebanon’s General Directorate of General Security said there are currently 2,080,000 Syrian refugees on the Lebanese soil, noting that those registered are only 900,000.

General Security Director Major General Abbas Ibrahim said in a press conference on Tuesday that nearly 540,000 displaced Syrians have returned voluntarily to their country since 2017.

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