Turkish authorities deport 350 Syrian refugees to Syria
AZAZ, Syria (North Press) – Turkish authorities deported on Saturday more than 350 Syrian refugees to Syria via two border crossings in northwestern and northern the country.
A source in Tel Abyad border crossing, northern Raqqa Governorate, northern Syria, told North Press that the Turkish authorities handed over 90 Syrian refugees, including 14 women and two children to Military Police, affiliated with Turkish-backed armed opposition factions, aka Syrian National Army (SNA), via Tel Abyad crossing.
Additionally, the Turkish authorities deported 215 Syrian refugees, including 53 women with their children, to area held by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS – formerly al-Nusra Front) in Idlib Governorate, northwest Syria, according to the source.
The deportation process occurred after obtaining all their identification documents, and fingerprints, to prevent them from returning permanently to Turkish territory.
The number of deportees from Tel Abyad and Bab al-Salama border crossings for this month exceeded 12,350 Syrian refugees amid forecasts of surging the next month’s number according to an estimated statistic obtained from the border crossing by North Press.