After the attacks carried out by the Turkish state and its gangs on Tall Rifaat and Shehba, the Afrin-Shehba People's Assembly decided to move the people to safe areas in order to prevent massacres. Following this decision, the Assembly began moving the people to the Autonomous Administration regions as of 2 December. So far, tens of thousands of refugees have moved to Tabqa and Raqqa. However, tens of thousands more are waiting in Shehba.

The Afrin-Shehba People's Assembly sent 50 buses to the Afrin-Shehba Canton on Wednesday to take more people to the Autonomous Administration regions. However, the jihadist groups linked to the Turkish state did not allow the buses to pass. As a result, the buses had to return to the Autonomous Administration regions.

In addition, the Barzani Institution and the jihadist groups are trying to take the people who remained in Shehba to other occupied regions. Sources reported that they presented themselves as people who were sent to get them from the Jazira region. The gangs go to the people in buses and try to take them to occupied Afrin while claiming that they will take them to safe places.