In recent months, the
United Nations says it has seen a worrying rise in returnees.
In July, the average was 66
a day but in August the figure nearly doubled to 129.
It has since remained
over 100.
Syrians cry and hug each
other as they say their farewells in northern Jordan. Children help their
parents bundle small bags of luggage onto a waiting bus.
These refugees either
cannot afford to go to Europe or do not want to. Instead, they are going on a
different dangerous journey: returning home to a war zone.
"I've no relatives
left here and no money," says a mother of three from Deraa, in southern
Syria. "Everybody started going back. We're so tired."
"In Syria, I'll find
people I know," she goes on. "I'll be among my own people. It will be
OK. Whatever happens, happens."
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