{"id":117301,"date":"2024-10-05T06:53:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T06:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=117301"},"modified":"2024-10-05T06:53:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T06:53:32","slug":"about-235000-people-fled-lebanon-to-syria-iom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/117301\/","title":{"rendered":"About 235,000 people fled Lebanon to Syria \u2013 IOM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> The U.N. International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday that approximately 235,000 people fled Lebanon to Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mathieu Luciano, the Head of the IOM in Lebanon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unognewsroom.org\/story\/en\/2373\/lebanon-displacement-crisis-unhcr-iom\">said<\/a> citing Lebanese authorities that about 235,000 people, including 82,000 Lebanese and 152,000 Syrians, crossed into Syria between Sep. 21 and Oct. 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luciano added that thousands of Lebanese and Syrians are leaving the country, both legally and illegally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, UNHCR, the U.N. 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