The sixth convoy of displaced people from Afrin departs from Qamishlo towards their homes.

ARK News.. A new convoy carrying displaced residents of Afrin departed today from Qamishli and Hasaka toward their towns and villages in the Afrin region as part of the agreement signed between the Syrian government and the SDF.

According to the Hasaka Media Directorate, the convoy set off on Thursday, May 21, 2026, from the city of Qamishlo, carrying around 1,300 displaced Afrin families.

The operation is being supervised by the presidential team and the Internal Security Forces leadership in the provinces of Hasaka and Aleppo, accompanied by Syrian Civil Defense teams.

The move comes within ongoing return operations implemented under the agreement signed between the two sides on January 29, 2026. This marks the sixth convoy within the return program.

The first convoy departed in March from several areas, including Hasaka, Qamishlo, and Derik, heading toward Afrin, and included 400 families.

According to official statistics, the six return convoys have so far enabled the return of 5,200 families to Afrin from various areas since the implementation of the January 29 agreement between the Syrian government and the SDF.

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