The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that Turkish authorities deported 40 Syrian refugees from Turkey to Syrian territory during the past two days under the so-called “voluntary return.”

According to SOHR, the forcibly deported Syrian refugees crossed Gire Spi (Tal Abyad) countryside within the “Peace Spring” area.  Some of them headed towards their relatives in Raqqa, Manbij and Ain Issa within SDF-held areas, while the others stayed on the roads in Ain Issa, due to the difficulties reaching their homes in Damascus and other cities within areas controlled by regime forces.

According to the observatory, the number of Syrian refugees who have been forcibly deported during the past two days by Turkish authorities from Turkey to Syria has risen to 70. Nearly 30 refugees crossed into the “Olive Branch” area in Afrin in north-western Aleppo.

SOHR reported that, during the past two days, Turkish authorities deported 30 Syrian refugees through Al-Hamam crossing on the Syrian-Turkish border, towards the Jindires district of Afrin.

According to SOHR sources, Turkish authorities forced the deportees to sign the voluntary return document and imposed a sum of 250 TLs on each person, and then the deportees were handed over to the military police (gendarmerie).

Title Photo: SOHR