Hundreds of thousands fled and dozens died on the way.
Australia promised to take 12,000 refugees from the conflict in Syria and Iraq and those families are arriving every month to be resettled around the country.
SBS Reporter Nastasya Tay and SBS Radio service Arabic24 went to the regional NSW city of Wagga Wagga to meet some of its newest residents, and she's speaking here to Peggy Giakoumelos.
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