Syrian Kurds are returning to Afrin after fleeing the 2018 Turkish-led offensive, with roughly 12,000 families repatriated under state-organised convoys since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Many find their homes looted or destroyed, and some pay displaced Arab families to vacate. Damascus promotes the returns and Decree 13, which recognises Kurdish rights.
Syrian Kurds Return to Afrin After Years in Exile
Source: Al Jazeera