ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A convoy carrying hundreds of displaced families from Afrin in northwest Syria is set to depart from northeastern Hasaka province on Monday morning as part of arrangements under the January 29 agreement between the Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), according to Syrian state media.
The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that a presidential delegation tasked with implementing the agreement met Sunday with Hasaka governor Nour al-Din Ahmad to discuss mechanisms for facilitating the return of Afrin residents to their towns.
The meeting brought together officials from Aleppo province and Afrin district director Khairu Daoud, who reviewed the executive steps needed to organize the return process.
It was agreed that “the first convoy, consisting of around 400 families originally from Afrin, will depart at 7 am local time on Monday from the Panorama Roundabout south of Hasaka city.”
Citing authorities, the agency said the convoy “will travel under strict security measures to ensure the safety of the returning families.”
The planned convoy comes after years of displacement for many Afrin residents, thousands of whom have been living in cities, towns, and rural areas across Hasaka province, as well as in temporary shelter centers.
The return initiative follows a January 29 ceasefire agreement between Damascus and the SDF after weeks of fighting. The deal outlined a framework for integrating SDF-affiliated military and administrative institutions into Syrian state structures and allowed Syrian government security forces to enter key areas including the centers of Hasaka and Qamishli.