Hundreds of Syrian return home voluntarily from Jordan

Residents of the Syrian city of Homs welcomed a convoy of families returning voluntarily from Jordan after displacement during the Syrian uprising.

The return was organized by the humanitarian group Waqf Farah in coordination with the Homs Governorate.

Yahiya Rifai, a representative of the organization, told Syria’s official news agency SANA that the convoy is the second to depart Jordan’s Azraq camp voluntarily as part of ongoing efforts to support stability and the return of displaced families to their hometowns and villages.

Rifai said the arrangements followed a visit by Waqf Farah’s founder, Dr. Mohammad Rahif Hakmi, to Azraq camp, where coordination took place with relevant authorities to facilitate the return.

The convoy included 235 families—around 730 people—who were previously forcibly displaced from Syria to Jordan.

They arrived in Homs province aboard buses, accompanied by trucks carrying their belongings. The organization also distributed food baskets and clothing to all returning families.

The convoy entered Syria through the Nassib border crossing in Daraa province on Saturday and continued to 14 residential areas in rural Homs, with support from Waqf Farah and in coordination with Syrian, Jordanian, and Emirati authorities.

The first convoy under this humanitarian initiative brought back 64 families from Jordan on May 25.