Turkish authorities deport 360 refugees to Syria
IDLIB/TEL ABYAD, Syria (North Press) – Turkish authorities deported on Tuesday 360 Syrian refugees, including 50 women and their children, to Syria via Tel Abyad and Bab al-Hawa border crossings, northern Syria.
An exclusive source informed North Press that the Turkish authorities handed over 120 Syrian refugees, including 26 women, via Tel Abyad crossing, north Syria.
The source added that 240 Syrian refugees, including 34 women and their children, were deported by the Turkish authorities to areas under the control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS – formerly al-Nusra Front) in Idlib Governorate, northwest Syria.
The deportation process took place after obtaining their biometric data and fingerprints to prevent their permanent return, without informing their relatives residing in Turkey about their deportation.
According to exclusive sources cited by North Press, the number of Syrian deportees from Tel Abyad, Bab al-Salama, and Bab al-Hawa crossings within the first five days of September exceeded 1,900 refugees.