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Shafaq News- Hasakah
Around 400 Kurdish families departed Hasakah province for their homes in
Afrin, in northern Aleppo province, as part of the agreement between the Syrian
government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Shafaq News correspondent reported on Monday that this first trip will
be followed by additional journeys to facilitate the repatriation of all
families wishing to resettle in Afrin and its surrounding areas.
Abbas Hussein, director of political affairs in Hasakah, told Shafaq
News that the Afrin administration will work to return homes to their original
owners. He also indicated that authorities plan to reopen roads linking Syrian
regions, including routes to Ras Al-Ain, and facilitate the return of displaced
residents to the city and nearby villages in the next phase.
Citizen Siham Shendi expressed joy at returning to her village, as “I
waited eight years for this moment and hopes all Afrin residents will soon be
able to come back to their homes.”
In January, the Syrian government and the SDF reached a comprehensive
ceasefire agreement, which includes a gradual integration of military and
administrative structures between the two sides. The deal also provides for the
integration of Autonomous Administration institutions into Syrian state
institutions, the retention of civil employees, the settlement of civil and
educational rights for the Kurdish community, and guarantees for the return of
displaced residents to their hometown.