Return of Displaced Syrian Kurds to Hometown Suspended After Violence
About 2,500 displaced people are expected home in the first batch after a January deal between Kurdish authorities and Damascus, officials said.
- On Monday, August 10, 2026, a first convoy of nearly 2,500 Syrian Kurds departed Hasakeh for Ras al-Ain, executing a January agreement between Kurdish-led forces and Damascus to facilitate the return of displaced residents.
- Tens of thousands of Kurds were displaced in 2019 when Turkey and allied fighters seized the Arab-majority territory; the January deal to merge Kurdish forces with the state finally authorized this repatriation.
- Around 100,000 displaced people have applied to return to the area, according to committee member Jawan Isso. "I've been waiting for this moment... It's like a dream for a person to return to their home," said returnee Nora Khodor, 37.
- Armed groups attacked the convoy on Monday, prompting security officials to suspend future trips. Mahmud Khalil Ali, deputy head of security forces in Syria's Hasakeh province, confirmed the suspension was "temporarily suspended as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of residents."
- Protests erupted in Qamishli and Kobane following the violence, with demonstrators targeting government offices. Mazloum Abdi, leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, condemned the assault and urged residents to "exercise self-restraint, refrain from being drawn into any irresponsible acts.
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Return of displaced Syrian Kurds to hometown suspended after violence
Hundreds of people had gone back to the town on Monday, months after a January agreement with the Syrian government on merging Kurdish forces and civil institutions into the state that included provisions for the return of displaced Kurds. Jawan Isso, from a committee representing displaced people from Ras al-Ain, told AFP that a "first batch" of around 2,500 people were headed home but were later attacked by "armed groups". Mahmud Khalil Ali, d…
A Fragile Homecoming: Ras al-Ain’s First Return Convoy Confronts the Realities of a Divided Landscape
The first organised convoy of displaced residents returning to Ras al-Ain, also known as Serekaniye, in north-eastern Syria was met with assaults and gunfire on Monday, highlighting the deep security and property concerns that continue to shape decisions over whether to return after years of displacement. Hundreds of families reached the city and nearby villages on 10 August in the first coordinated return in more than seven years. The convoy, l…
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Hundreds of Syrian Kurds head back to border town after years of displacement
The January agreement on merging Kurdish forces and civil institutions into the state included the return of displaced Kurds but residents of Ras al-Ain had still been waiting, prompting appeals to authorities for assistance
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