More than 200 people returned from Lebanon to Syria in a day, more than 470 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, 684 refugees returned to the Syrian Arab Republic from foreign countries, including from Lebanon through the checkpoints“ Jade-Yabus ”,“ Tell-Kalah ”- 209 people (63 women, 107 children), from Jordan 475 people (143 women, 242 children) through the Nasib checkpoint”, – the text of the bulletin says.
It is noted that three refugees returned to the places of permanent residence within the country within 24 hours.
It is added that the engineering units of the Syrian Armed Forces completed the tasks of clearing the terrain and facilities in El Harra, Jasim (province of Deraa) and the Duma (province of Damascus) in a day. During the day, specialists cleared 2 hectares of territory, 36 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.