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Millions of Syrian refugees want to go home. They feel it is safe after Bashir al-Assad left the country. There are thousands of refugees in Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and other countries waiting to return. The U.N. says there are 5 million refugees in the Middle East. This includes two million school-aged children.
Many refugees spoke to journalists. One said: "I will return to Syria now. Thank God, the war is over." Another refugee said he waited for 14 years to return. He said: "The country is free. The barriers have been broken down." He wants Syrians to create a "well-organized" country that looks after its people.
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