Experts: Syria Faces 2 Million Lawsuits Over Lost, Damaged Property

Syrians are likely to file more than 2 million lawsuits seeking restitution for lost and damaged property, experts said Tuesday, emphasizing the need to work on a solution even while the civil war continues. The conflict will enter its eighth year next month, having killed hundreds of thousands of people and forced half of the prewar population of about 23 million from their homes. Few know when or whether they will be able to return and reclaim their property, much of which was not...

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