Turkey deports 80 refugees to northern Syria including Iraqis

RAQQA, Syria (North Press) – Turkish authorities deported on Friday 80 Syrian refugees, including Iraqis, through Tel Abyad border crossing with Turkey in the northern countryside of Raqqa, which is under the control of Turkish-backed armed opposition factions, aka the Syrian National Army (SNA).

An administrative source in the crossing told North Press that the Turkish authorities forcibly deported 80 Syrian refugees, including three Iraqi nationals and 15 women, from Turkey to the countryside of Raqqa.

Turkey continues its deportation operations against the Syrian refugees to the areas it controls in northern Syria under the pretext of voluntary return. These deportation operations have also affected individuals from Arab countries, as they were mistakenly believed to be Syrians, according to social media reports.

On Sep.28, the Turkish authorities deported 800 Syrian refugees, including women and their children through Tel Abyad, Bab al-Hawa, and Bab al-Salama border crossings in northern Syria.

Since July of last year, the Turkish authorities have launched a campaign against Syrian refugees residing on its territory, particularly in Istanbul. According to activists, more than 8,000 people have been deported since then.

By Mo’ayed al-Sheikh