Around 6,500 displaced people to return to Sari Kani next week

On August 10, the first convoy of around 400 displaced families left Hasaka’s Washokani camp to return to their areas after seven years of displacement. The returnees were confronted by a group of armed men shortly after arriving, leaving several people injured and leading to the suspension of the return process.

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KRG to begin registration for displaced families wishing to return to Sinjar

Jaafar said the return is fully voluntary, calling on Baghdad to provide financial aid for the displaced to facilitate their return.

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Return of Kurds to Sari Kani suspended after attacks on returnees

Returns will remain halted “until minimum security, legal, and practical conditions and guarantees are provided to protect returning civilians and ensure their safety and the protection of their property,” the committee said. 

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‘We don't accept any Kurd in this city’: Tensions flare in Syria amid attacks on returning IDPs

Attacks on families returning to Sari Kani (Ras al-Ayn) on Monday sparked massive outcry from Kurds across Rojava (northeast Syria), bringing to the fore a painful history of settlement and forced displacement that continues to afflict Syria.

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SDF chief condemns attacks on displaced Kurdish families arriving in Sari Kani

“We condemn the assault to which the displaced Kurdish families were subjected during their return to Sari Kani (Ras al-Ayn), which was carried out in coordination with the Syrian state,” said Mazloum Abdi.

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Another 400 IDP families set to return to Rojava’s Sari Kani

“Preparations for the launch of the first convoy of families from Ras al-Ayn [Sari Kani], comprising more than 400 families from the Washokani camp in Hasaka, heading towards the city of Ras al-Ain and its villages after seven years of displacement,” Syria’s state-run Al Ikhbariya said, citing its reporter.

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Iraq, UNHCR coordinating to resolve IDP file permanently: Ministry

Ministry spokesperson Ali Abbas told the state-run al-Sabah newspaper that a coordinated program with UNHCR seeks to facilitate the voluntary returns of IDPs from areas liberated from terrorism.

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First 400 families to return to Afrin after years of displacement

A Kurdish security official called the move “a fundamental pillar for the security and stability of Syria”

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KRG official accuses Baghdad of politicizing Kurdistan Region IDP, refugee cases

Srwa Rasul, head of the KRG’s Joint Crisis Coordination Center Srwa Rasul told The New Region that Iraq's Ministry of Migration and Displaced is "complacent" in the matter of refugee and IDPs, accusing Baghdad of "treating it not as a humanitarian issue, but rather a political issue."

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