Afrin: Kurdish National Council Organizes Return Convoy for Displaced Residents of Ashrafiya and Sheikh Maqsoud

ARK News.. The Afrin Local Council of the Kurdish National Council (KNC) in Syria announced that it will organize a return convoy from Afrin to the Ashrafiya and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo.

According to a statement reviewed by Ark News, the Afrin Local Council of the KNC, in coordination with the Afrin area administration, will dispatch a “return convoy” to Aleppo’s Ashrafiya and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at 12:00 p.m., departing from Afrin’s main bus station.

The statement added that those wishing to return to Aleppo are requested to be present at the Afrin bus station at 11:00 a.m.

Ahmed Hassan, head of the Afrin Local Council of the Kurdish National Council in Syria, said on Monday that the KNC would work to organize a return convoy for displaced residents from Afrin back to the Ashrafiya neighborhood in Aleppo, following coordination with the relevant authorities in the city.

Hassan noted that approximately 150,000 people were displaced from the Ashrafiya and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods of Aleppo toward Afrin as a result of the armed clashes that took place in recent weeks.

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