Sources: New batch of Afrin displaced people to return next Wednesday

Sources from the Afrin-Shahba Displaced Persons Council revealed that a new batch of Afrin displaced people in Qamishlo will return to the Afrin region next Wednesday.

Sources: New batch of Afrin displaced people to return next Wednesday
5 April, 2026   15:38
QAMISHLO

Eight years after forced displacement from their homes due to the Turkish attacks, the residents of Afrin have begun returning to their homes in organized convoys.

Sources from the Afrin-Shahba Displaced Persons Council in Qamishlo told ANHA correspondent on Sunday that preparations are underway for the return of the third group of displaced people to their homes.

According to sources, the convoy, comprising approximately 200 families, is expected to depart next Wednesday.

On Saturday, the second convoy of displaced people arrived in Afrin after departing that morning from cities in the Jazira region. That second group also included 200 families.

It is worth mentioning that the first group, consisting of approximately 400 families, returned to Afrin on March 9th.

ANHA