A new voluntary return convoy comprising 220 families from displacement camps in northern Idlib governorate set off today, Sunday, to their villages and towns in the governorates of Idlib, Hama, Homs, Aleppo, Deir Ezzor, Latakia, Damascus, and Damascus countryside. This convoy was organized under the patronage of Idlib governorate, in cooperation with the Directorate of Social Affairs and Labor, the Directorate of Emergency and Disaster Management, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Mazen Organization, and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent.
Mohammed Baker, Director of the Northern Circle for Social Affairs and Labor in Idlib, confirmed that the convoy is heading to eight Syrian governorates, clarifying that the vast majority of returning families originate from southern Idlib countryside and northern and western Hama countryside. Baker noted that aid provided to families includes bedding baskets and non-food items from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, in addition to food baskets and ready-made canned goods from Orange Organization, explaining that the distribution of food baskets within return convoys is being carried out for the first time.
For her part, Fatima Al-Ahmad, from the village of Qalideen in the Ghab Plain in Hama countryside, expressed her happiness at returning after 13 years of displacement, explaining that she initially lived in tents before moving to housing. Meanwhile, Hanadi Diab, returning to Deir Ezzor, stated that the camp experience was difficult, but families were forced to stay there, expressing her hope for the country's prosperity and enabling other families to return.
For his part, Marhaf Al-Safan, one of the returnees from Al-Karamah camps, clarified that residents endured a real tragedy in the camps and are still suffering, noting that he decided to return despite partial destruction of his home. This convoy comes within the continuous efforts to rehabilitate affected areas and support the return of residents to their areas within the framework of the "Syria without camps" vision, providing them with relief aid and essential supplies.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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