Idlib, Aug. 24 (SANA) – More than 162,000 families have returned from displacement camps to their home areas in Idlib province, Governor Mohammad Abdulrahman said Monday, stressing that facilitating voluntary, safe and sustainable returns remains a key priority.
Abdulrahman said 162,601 families have returned to their areas, while 85,515 families remain in camps. A total of 6,122 families have returned since the beginning of the second quarter of 2026.
“Those figures reflect tangible progress in the return process, and we are working to ensure that the return of our people is voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable by improving services, rehabilitating areas of return and providing basic necessities,” Abdulrahman said.
The governor stressed that the goal is to close the camps, bring displacement to an end and enable families to return to their communities with dignity, safety and stability.
On Sunday, Abdulrahman announced that more than 1.3 million cubic meters of rubble and debris had been removed across Idlib province since Syria’s liberation on Dec. 8, 2024, as rehabilitation efforts continue to create conditions for the return of displaced families.
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