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Syrians in Turkey Decide Whether to Return Home

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Bushra Ajaj and Hasan Ajam hold the Syrian flag in Gaziantep, Turkey. Rebecca Rosman/NPR hide caption

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Bushra Ajaj and Hasan Ajam hold the Syrian flag in Gaziantep, Turkey.

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Millions of Syrians fled their country during the civil war that lasted more than a decade. Now the dictator has been deposed and the country is trying to recover. Many ex-pat Syrians, including a large number in Turkey, are looking at what they have left in Syria and deciding whether to return.

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