2.4.7. Conflict-induced displacement and return

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IOM’s population movements assessments in Syria, which started in February 2025, show that there was a decrease in Latakia’s IDP population between February 2025 (around 198 950 out of a total population of approximately 1.42 million, 14 %)699 and April 2026 (around 145 180 out of a total population of approximately 1.45 million, 10 %).700

According to UNHCR estimates, as of 21 May 2026, 18 766 individuals had returned to locations in Latakia governorate from internal displacement since December 2024701 and 32 765 had returned to the governorate from abroad within the same period.702

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    IOM, Syrian Arab Republic – Community Baseline Assessment – Round 1 – February 2025, 6 March 2025, url, p. 8

  • 700

    IOM, Syrian Arab Republic – Population Mobility and Baseline Assessment – Round 15 – April 2026, 18 May 2026, url, p. 7

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    UNHCR, Syrian Arab Republic: Comprehensive Overview of IDPs and IDP Returns Dashboard, 21 May 2026, url

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    UNHCR, Syrian Arab Republic: Comprehensive Overview of Refugee Returns Dashboard, 21 May 2026, url