More than 800,000 refugees RETURNING to Syria as Putin OBLITERATES Islamic State

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http://www.express.co.uk/news/world...-crisis-Islamic-State-ISIS-Syria-Bashar-Assad

Last month Moscow launched a bombing campaign against the twisted State terror group, which controls vast swathes of Syria and has forced thousands of people to flee the country.

Many desperate asylum seekers have made their way to Europe via boats to Greece, with David Cameron agreeing to let 20,000 in Britain over the next five years.

But Russia's bid to wipe out ISIS has been so successful that almost a million Syrians are elected to return to their homeland, Russian politician Dmitry Sablin claimed.

The senator, who recently visited Syria, said: "[Syrian president Bashar al] Assad praised the actions of the Russian Aerospace Forces in Syria.

"He said thousands of terrorists are now fleeing Syria, and refugees are returning."

Russian fighter jets have destroyed 285 ISIS and al-Nusra Front targets in the war-torn country over the past three days, according to Russian media.

The al-Nusra Front – the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda – was formed in 2012 during the on-going Syrian civil war.

Putin's military operation began on September 30 after an official request from Assad, his long-time ally.

There have been major changes in the country since Sablin last visited in May, the senator revealed.

He said: "People in Syria are now discussing their future. They want to rebuild their country.

"People are now walking safely through the streets of Damascus. There are fountains and restaurants open.

"Before Russia engaged it was terrifying to live there."

 

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Where are the refugees returning from- Jordan/Turkey?

Those who have reached Europe are not going to return back for sure.

 

[Kshatriya87]

The Russian politician says "More than a million Syrian refugees have elected to return". This might just mean that they are willing to come back, but have not started to come back yet.

Having said that, the article's title and content are contradictory.

 

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Propaganda piece. Turks and Jordanians are desperate to ship the refugees back to their country, but in the present condition not many would be willing to return.

 

[pmaitra]

Those who are in Europe are less likely to return. However, those in the neighbouring countries are probably going to return or are likely returning as more territory is freed from the terrorists.

This is nothing new. Majority of Syrian who are in Syria are living in Assad controlled regions.