First Convoy of Displaced Families Returns to Sere Kaniye After Seven Years
At a Glance
- First convoy of 400+ families returns to Sere Kaniye.
- This marks the end of seven years of displacement.
- Each family receives $2,000 in return compensation.
- A committee provides free transport for all family belongings.
The first convoy of displaced persons, comprising more than 400 families from Sere Kaniye, returned to their hometown on Monday, with Sere Kaniye Displaced Persons Committee providing financial aid and transportation logistics for the displaced population.
Key Statement and Focus Area
- Zahra Samo, the head of the committee, stated that they have registered the names of the displaced individuals and provided them with financial assistance.
- The return process for displaced persons from Sere Kaniye has commenced in phases after seven years of displacement due to military offensives.
To facilitate the logistics, necessary vehicles have been secured to transport the families' belongings safely back to their home regions.
The registration of families wishing to return remains ongoing across various towns.
The primary gathering point for the first convoy will be established in front of the Washokani camp, located north of Hasakah.
Upon their return, each family is scheduled to receive $2,000 as compensation, and the task of protecting the displaced persons during their return will be carried out by the Internal Security Forces.
One returnee described the experience to Channel8 as “something indescribable,” expressing a strong desire to return to his own home and land.
FYI
The families were displaced from Sere Kaniye in 2019 due to a major military offensive launched by the Turkish army and its allied Syrian militias.
The intense fighting forced tens of thousands of civilian residents to flee into nearby camps, where they remained for seven years until this current phased return initiative began.
The Sere Kaniye Displaced Persons Committee, in coordination with institutions in the towns of Derik, Darbasiyah, Tel Tamr, and Amuda, continues to register new families who were previously unable to sign up but now wish to return.
This process is part of a safe return plan for citizens who want to return to their villages and homes after seven years of displacement.
According to statistics, more than 13,000 displaced families from Sere Kaniye are awaiting their return in the Washokani, Newroz, and Sere Kaniye camps.
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