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Why are Syria's IDPs returning home?

UNHCR Filippo Grandi visits Douma, Syria; Jabhat al-Nusra dead-enders and foreign fighters face last stand in Idlib.

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A view of tents at a refugee camp for internally displaced Syrians in Idlib province, Syria, July 30, 2018. Many Syrians displaced by the war have returned home, and Idlib appears to be the next major battlefield. — REUTERS/ Khalil Ashawi

Grandi in Douma: “Many have returned”

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi last week visited Douma, eastern Ghouta’s main city, which was retaken by Syrian government forces earlier this year.

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