The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that Turkish authorities continue to deport Syrian refugees on a daily basis as part of a campaign they have recently launched.

According to the observatory, between 50 to 100 refugees are being deported daily from Turkish territory towards areas controlled by “Olive Branch”, “Euphrates Shield” and “Peace Spring” factions, through the crossings between Syrian and Turkish sides.

On July 14, SOHR said, Turkish authorities deported 160 Syrian refugees, including women and children, from their territory towards Gire Spi (Tal Abyad) area in Raqqa countryside within the “Peace Spring” area.

SOHR noted that the refugees are deported under the name of a voluntary return, but their deportation is actually carried out in the scope of the demographic change in the region.

“Sources have confirmed that deportations are being carried out forcibly, and some of the deportees are being subjected to arrests immediately after they enter the north of Syria by the Turkish-backed factions, for unknown reasons,” SOHR said.

On Friday, SOHR reported that Turkish authorities deported nearly 45 Syrian refugees, including women and children, through Al-Hamam crossing in Jindires countryside in Afrin city within the “Olive Branch” area.

The observatory noted that some of those deported have Turkish identity cards and will be settled in the residential complexes built by Turkey in the so-called “safe zone,” as a part of the demographic change in the “Euphrates Shield,” “Olive Branch,” and “Peace Spring” areas.

Photo: SOHR