 in its modern history. And this is not an easy situation at all. Since the start of the war in Syria, Lebanon has taken in 1.5 million Syrians. The country has a population of about 5 million. Roughly 14,000 Syrians were deported back to Syria last year, according to aid groups. They say this is a dramatic increase compared to the previous year. There is no room for them to stay here. They have to go back to Syria.