Jordan Daily – The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said in a report published earlier this month that the recent violence in Syria’s Suwayda province has led to a 28% drop in the number of Syrian refugees returning from Jordan.
Between July 20 and 26, around 4,200 refugees returned to Syria, compared to nearly 5,900 the week before. Since the fall of the Assad regime on December 8, more than 123,000 registered refugees have returned from Jordan, the agency said.
Demographics of returnees remained unchanged, with women and girls accounting for 48%, children for 43%, and men of conscription age (18–40) making up around 20%. Most returnees came from Amman, Irbid, and other host communities.
From July 29 to 31, UNHCR facilitated the transport of approximately 430 returnees from Amman, Mafraq, Irbid, and Azraq camp.
Many refugees have postponed their return due to ongoing insecurity in Suwayda, the agency said. Help-line calls related to return assistance dropped from over 500 a week to about 280.
Since the start of the voluntary return initiative on January 20, nearly 6,600 refugees have been assisted in returning to Syria.
UNHCR noted that although many refugees expressed hope of returning home since Assad’s fall, many remain cautious. Between December 8 and July 12, about 114,662 registered refugees returned voluntarily.
Since the reopening of borders in October 2018, 168,400 have returned. Of those, 110,400 returned in 2025 alone.
UNHCR said it continues to work with partners and refugee communities to ensure informed, voluntary returns, offering limited transport aid and support at the border.
