Uruguay has several thousands of people with Arab descent, whose ancestors came mostly from Lebanon; a minority came also from Syria.
[3] 42 Syrian people from five families were received by President José Mujica on 9 October.
[4] Because of allegedly insufficient support by the government, some Syrians prostested in 2015 and requested visa to leave the country.
[5] One family reportedly tried to leave Uruguay via Serbia in August 2015 but was sent back because of missing visa.
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