Most of the Syrians who have returned home in the past few years risked not being allowed back into Turkey. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW YORK - Thousands of Syrian refugees in Turkey lined up at border crossings on Wednesday in hopes of returning home temporarily after Syrian border officials announced that Turkey had agreed to let the refugees leave and return laterMany of those crossing at three border posts were carrying suitcases, plastic bags and potato sacks holding whatever personal belongings they had been able to salvage from destroyed homes.
Most of the Syrians who have returned home in the past few years risked not being allowed back into Turkey. Mr Alloush said that over the past few days, the local government linked to that opposition group had met with Turkish officials. Turkey decided to allow Syrians to go home temporarily, then return later, as it recovers and rebuilds, Mr Alloush said.
While the death toll and destruction has been greater in Turkey, the epicentre of the quake, the temblor also cut a path of destruction across a large swath of northwestern Syria, including areas under the control of Syrian President Bashar Assad and other under the anti-government opposition.Those returning to Syria on Wednesday found a country still bearing the scars of war as well as the familiar pancaked roofs and buildings turned to rubble that they witnessed in Turkey.
For now, she is returning to that home in the town of Binnish in opposition-held Idlib province along with her daughter and four grandchildren. They plan to return to Turkey in a few months, primarily for the children’s education. They have been in Turkish schools their entire lives and would struggle to adjust to Syrian schools, with a different language and curriculum, she said.
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