German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that about 80% of the 900,000 Syrians in Germany should return home within three years, an idea supported by Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
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He added that well-integrated Syrians who wish to stay would be allowed to remain.
Germany had taken in around 1 million Syrian refugees during Bashar al-Assad’s rule, and calls for their return have increased since his ousting in 2024
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