Well over 30,000 people, mainly Syrians, have crossed into Syria from Lebanon in the past 72 hours, according to the UN refugee agency. About 80 percent of those crossings are Syrians and about 20 percent are Lebanese. The majority of the people crossing are children and adolescents, and men are making the crossing in smaller numbers than women. The UNHCR representative in Syria stated that this is an extremely difficult choice for those crossing, as they are leaving a country at war to enter one that has faced conflict for 13 years. The representative also mentioned that it remains to be seen how many more people will make the crossing in the coming days.
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