Syrian Canadians waited years to return. For many, coming home has been harder than leaving

A man and a woman sit in a vehicle, with the woman holding a young child.

It’s been little over a year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria ended a 14-year civil war. More than 1.3 million Syrians have returned home since then, according to the UN refugee agency, primarily from neighbouring countries such as Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt — but also from as far away as Canada.

CBC | World News

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