27,000 Syrian refugees return from Jordan since last October
Published : 12 Sep 2019, 00:11
DF-Xinhua Report
Syrian refugees arrive at the Zamarani border crossing, north of Damascus, Syria, on Aug. 29, 2019. Around 960 Syrian refugees on Thursday returned from Lebanon to Syria, the National News Agency reported. Photo Xinhua.
A total of 27,400 Syrian refugees have returned home from Jordan since last October, state news agency SANA reported on Wednesday.
SANA said that the Syrian government is providing the returnees with all necessities to help them have safe stay home.
It said tens of people returned on Wednesday to the southern province of Daraa.
The return of refugees started when the Nasib border crossing between the two countries was re-opened in October of 2018.
It is estimated that Jordan is hosting 1.4 million Syrian refugees.
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