Turkish authorities deport 80 Syrians to northern Syria
HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – On Friday, the Turkish authorities deported 80 people to northern Syria, via Sere Kaniye border crossing with Turkey, north of Hasakah Governorate, northeast Syria, where Turkish-backed armed opposition factions, aka Syrian National Army (SNA), control.
“Turkish border guards deported today 80 Syrian refugees through Sere Kaniye crossing,” an administrative source in the crossing told North Press.
Since the beginning of July, the Turkish authorities have deported more than 2,500 Syrian refugees, mostly women and children, to the opposition-held areas in northern Syria through the Baba al-Hawa, Tel Abyad, and Bab al-Salama border crossings.
Though Syria is still unsafe for returns, Turkey tries to get rid of the refugees by forcibly deporting them, as the Turkish authorities have intensified the forced deportation of Syrians, as part of what they call voluntary return to safe areas in Syria, according to media and documentary reports.
The source added that deportations have increased in frequency over the past few days, and most of them are through the crossings of Tel Abyad in the countryside of Raqqa, and Sere Kaniye, which are under the control of the SNA.
On July 24, Turkish authorities deported 90 Syrian refugees to northern Syria through Sere Kaniye and Tel Abyad crossings.