Turkey deports 13,000 Syrians in September
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – Administrative sources of four border crossings in northern and northwestern Syria revealed, on Thursday, that Turkish authorities forcibly deported more than 13,000 Syrians to Syrian territories in September.
The Turkish authorities initiated a forced deportation campaign against Syrian refugees residing in its territories in July. More than 18,000 individuals were deported in September, according to the sources.
“The number of those forcibly deported via Bab al-Hawa border crossing in northern Idlib, northwestern Syria, to areas held by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS – formerly al-Nusra Front) reached 2,579 individuals, marking the highest toll this year”, an administrative source at the Bab al-Hawa crossing told North Press.
Other sources at the Bab al-Salama border crossing in northern Aleppo, northwest Syria, and Tel Abyad in northern Raqqa, northern the country, told North Press that the number of those who were deported from Turkey via Tel Abyad crossing during September reached 4,200 individuals, while via Bab al-Salama crossing, amounted to 3,783 individuals.
The sources added that the total number of those who were deported to northwest Syria from the three crossings, in addition to Sere Kaniye border crossing, in September reached 12,355 individuals.