Around 28,000 Syrians have returned home from Jordan since the border between the two Arab countries was reopened in mid-October, a Jordanian security source said Monday.
Amman estimates that it has taken in close to 1.3 million refugees from its war-torn neighbour since the war in Syria broke out in March 2011, and spent more than USD 10 billion to host them.
About 650,000 Syrian refugees have registered with the United Nations in Jordan.
The security source, who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity, said since the Jordan-Syria border reopened on October 15 "around 28,000 Syrians have returned home voluntarily".
"They include around 3,400 Syrians registered as refugees with the United Nations."
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