Turkey deports 160 refugees to Syria’s Tel Abyad
RAQQA, Syria (North Press) – On Friday, Turkish authorities deported 160 Syrian Refugees, including a media activist who the Tel Abyad border crossing in northern Raqqa, northern Syria, which is controlled by the Turkish-backed National Army (SNA).
An exclusive source told North Press that the Turkish authorities have deported 160 people to Tel Abyad, north of Raqqa, including the media activist Abdulrahman Issa, who has been detained in their prisons since November 2022.
The Turkish authorities have intensified the forced deportation of Syrians, as part of what they call voluntary return to safe areas in northwestern Syria, according to media and documentary reports.
On July 13, Turkish authorities deported 22 Syrian refugees, including women and children, to areas in Idlib, northwest Syria, via the Bab al-Hawa border crossing.
On July 12, Turkish authorities deported 47 Syrian refugees, including 15 women with their children, through the Ras al-Ain border crossing. They were then transferred to a security center of the Turkey-backed Military Police in the city to verify their data.