Displaced people who fled the Syrian war bid each other farewell as some prepare to return to their village of Beit Jinn in Syria near the Lebanese
The voluntary return was scheduled to start on Wednesday, with refugees boarding buses that would take them from Lebanon's Shebaa and Hasbaya to the Syrian border under the Lebanese forces' protection, according to news reports.
Almost 500 people, including children and the elderly, left the Shebaa area in southeast Lebanon in 15 buses for the Beit Jinn district in Syria, southwest of Damascus, which was recaptured from rebels by pro-government forces in December.
They chose to return more than a month ago, but waited until weather conditions improved before making the journey. "My family and I are happy to be going back", said Younes Othman, 31, who was a farmer in Syria and is returning after four years in Lebanon.
Hajj said she had no memory of her hometown of Damascus.
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Abbas assured that the Syrians "have returned to their towns and homes voluntarily after their areas became safe, and we in turn will ensure every return in coordination between the Syrian authorities and those who wish to go back".
"The displaced persons' decision to return is based on assurances from their families inside Syria", she said.
Since it broke out in 2011, Syria's war has killed more than 350,000 people and displaced millions more, both internally and to neighbouring countries.
Lebanese government officials and politicians have ramped up calls for Syrians to return home, but the United Nations has consistently warned that conditions in the war-ravaged country are not suitable for such returns.
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