Six years on, Sere Kaniye displaced still await safe return home
HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – The Committee of the Displaced from Sere Kaniye (Ras al-Ain) held a dialogue session Wednesday in the city of Hasakah, northeast Syria, under the slogan “Six years of forced displacement, and safe return is our legitimate right.”
Dozens of displaced people, activists, and rights defenders attended the session, marking six years since Turkish forces and their allied factions took control of Sere Kaniye and Tel Abyad on October 9, 2019.
Jiwan Isso, a lawyer and member of the Committee of the Displaced from Sere Kaniye, told North Press that “the painful anniversary of Sere Kaniye’s occupation reflects the ongoing suffering of tens of thousands of displaced people who have been living in camps for six years without any prospect of resolution.”
He added, “Despite recent promises and agreements, nothing has been implemented on the ground.” Iso noted that the Syrian government has yet to prioritize the displaced people’s issue in any political process or in plans for building a new Syria. “Ignoring this file keeps the situation unstable,” he said.
According to Isso, the goal of the event was to “raise the voices of the displaced to both local and international public opinion and call for greater coordination among international organizations and guarantor states to implement the terms of the March 10 agreement, especially the clause guaranteeing the safe return of displaced residents to their homes.”