About 1.8 million of Syrian refugees returned to places of permanent residence of temporarily accommodation, according to a joint statement by Russian and Syrian military coordination staff, released on Monday
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 10th June, 2019) About 1.8 million of Syrian refugees returned to places of permanent residence of temporarily accommodation, according to a joint statement by Russian and Syrian military coordination staff, released on Monday."Thanks to the efforts of the Russian and Syrian General Staffs, it was possible to solve a large set of tasks to enhance the organized and mass return of Syrian refugees to their places of permanent residence or temporary accommodation. To date, about 1,800,000 Syrian citizens returned to their homes," the statement said.
Syria has been ravaged by the eight-year war that began in 2011. The country is being split by the fighting between the pro-government troops, which support the Damascus government, the militants from various groups, which oppose the administration led by Syrian President Bashar Assad, and Islamic State (IS, terrorist group banned in Russia). The latter has lost its positions in recent years due to massive operations carried out by the Syrian government. In 2015 Russia assisted the Damascus troops in their fight against terrorism and achieved major success, destroying IS militants and their infrastructure.
The conflict in the country produced over 5 million refugees and over 6 million internally displaced people. Over 13 million Syrians, nearly half of them children, require humanitarian assistance.
