Syrian family leaves Rukban camp to government-held areas
RUKBAN, Syria (North Press) – A Syrian family left the Rukban camp on the Syrian-Jordanian border on Sunday, heading towards areas held by the Syrian government, due to the deteriorating living conditions.
An exclusive source from the camp told North Press that the family consisted of five people. One of the reasons for their departure was having an ill member.
According to a report published by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) in December 2022, the number of families that left the camp during that year was 167.
The source added that families wishing to leave the camp communicate with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent to coordinate the day and time of their departure. They are transported by vehicles owned by local traders towards government-held areas. Upon reaching the al-Wahda Triangle, an intersection linking the Baghdad-Damascus-Deir ez-Zor road, the family is handed over to the Red Crescent. The Red Crescent then facilitates the settlement procedures with Syrian government authorities.
These settlements take place at the government’s Badiya Branch, also known as the Tadmur (Palmyra) Branch, according to the same source.
The residents of the Rukban camp, totaling 8,000 people, have been suffering from a severe siege since 2018, and the government forces have prevented international NGOs from accessing the camp under the pretext of lack of security there.