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Philippe Pernot

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Philippe Pernot

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French-German multimedia journalist

- Between exile and scorched land
  
  Faced with catastrophic drought and severe clashes, displaced Syrian farmers who returned from Lebanon struggle to survive, while others hesitate to take the journey home.
  
  Only 500,000 of the 2 million Syrians exiled abroad have returned home, according to UNHCR figures.
  
  July 25, 2025