The Jordanian authorities said yesterday, Thursday, that 52,000 Syrian refugees have returned to their country since the Jaber border was opened for the return.
The Jordanian Minister of Interior, Mazen Al-Faraya, revealed that 52,000 Syrian refugees have returned to their country since the Jaber border was opened for voluntary return on October 15, 2018, until October 31, 2021.
In response to parliamentary questions raised by Representative Zainab Al-Badoul about the Syrian refugees residing in camps, Al-Faraya said that the Jaber border center was opened for the return of refugees on October 15, 2018, to facilitate the voluntary return of refugees on the territory of the Kingdom, whether they were inside or outside the camps.
Al-Badoul had asked several questions to the Ministry of Interior regarding the legal and humanitarian conditions of Syrian refugees in the Zaatari camp, following statements made by the Minister of Interior recently on the issue.
On the other hand, the fears of Syrian refugees in Turkey are increasing day by day, especially as the country's anti-immigrant sentiment is now approaching a boiling point, fueled by economic concerns.
Unemployment in Turkey rose, food and housing prices increased, while many Turks blamed the refugees for the aggravation of these problems.
Even many Turks are venting their frustration on the nearly five million foreigners in their country, especially the 3.7 million Syrians who fled the war in their country.
Several Turkish regions have witnessed attacks against Syrian refugees in the recent period, especially the capital, Ankara, which witnessed last August violence and crackdowns on several Syrian shops and homes in response to a stabbing incident in which a Turkish teenager was killed.
Selim Sazak, a visiting scholar specializing in international security affairs at Bilkent University in Ankara and an adviser to officials from the opposition Al-Khair-Good Party, described the arrival of many refugees as absorbing a "foreign country that differs ethnically, culturally and linguistically."
He also said, "Everyone thought it would be temporary, but the Turkish people have realized recently that these people will not come back.
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