Over 220,000 Syrian refugees have returned to their places of previous residence with the support of the Russian military, told Sergey Solomatin, head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Warring Parties in Syria.
“The return of refugees to their previous places of residence continues. With the aid of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Warring Parties in Syria, ten checkpoints have been opened, including one airborne and one maritime checkpoint. As of February 20, 2019, 222,884 people have returned home,” Solomatin said.
He added that as of February 20, 2019, two mobile checkpoints are now functioning near the Rukban camp in Syria, inside the 55-kilometer zone around the Al-Tanf US military base. Along with the Russian military, members of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent are stationed at the checkpoints, ready to provide medical aid to refugees leaving the Rukban camp.