More than 370 people returned from Lebanon to Syria in a day, more than 460 refugees arrived from Jordan, follows from the newsletter of the refugee reception, distribution and accommodation center, published on the website of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
“Over the past day, 836 refugees returned to the Syrian Arab Republic from the territories of foreign states, including 373 people from Lebanon through the Jaydet-Yabus, Tell-Kalah checkpoints (112 women, 190 children), and Jordan 463 people (139 women, 236 children) through the Nasib checkpoint”, – the bulletin says.
It is noted that one refugee returned to the place of permanent residence during the day.
According to the agency, over the past day, the Russian side did not carry out humanitarian and charity events.
It is added that the engineering units of the Syrian Armed Forces per day performed the tasks of clearing the terrain and facilities in El Harra, Jasim (province of Deraa) and the Duma (province of Damascus). During the day, specialists cleared 2.3 hectares of territory, 31 explosive objects were discovered and destroyed.
The armed conflict in Syria has been ongoing since 2011. At the end of 2017, a victory was announced over the ISIS terrorist group in Syria and Iraq. In some areas of the country, stripping from militants continues. At the moment, a political settlement, the restoration of Syria, and the return of refugees are in the forefront.