Stories · Refugees and return · First seen 25 October 2026 · seen in 4 updates

Camps near Manbij close as displaced families return to Aleppo and Idlib areas

People: No reactions yet Outlets: Leaning positive

A third and final convoy of displaced families departed Manbij on 26 October, completing the return of 108 families to their areas of origin in Aleppo and Idlib countryside after the closure of the Rasm al-Qadim and Rasm al-Jadid camps. Officials say 25% of displaced people have left northern camps, as part of the Emergency Ministry's plan to end the camps file by 2027.

In detail

North Press Agency, Al-Ikhbariya and Al Jazeera (via Google News aggregation) reported the closure of two camps near Manbij and the return of 108 families, part of a broader national effort described by Emergency Minister Raed al-Saleh to close over 165 camps within six months and end the camps file nationwide by the end of 2027, in coordination with a joint operations room with Turkey. Asharq al-Awsat cited an official saying 25% of displaced people have left northern camps. A separate Syria Plus report notes that despite around 2.2 million Syrians still under temporary protection in Turkey, new budget figures show a significant decline in projected voluntary returns, raising questions about the pace of broader repatriation. State TV framed the returns around the slogan

Emotions: hope, relief

How it's framed

progress narrative on camp closures
concerns over declining return projections

Sources

Al-Ikhbariya Syria - state TV, North Press Agency - Qamishli-based (AR), Syria Plus (SY+) - news platform, Google News - Syria (AR), North Press Agency (EN), Google News - Syria (EN), Bluesky posts

Over time

Update	Share of discussion	People	Outlets
26 October 2026, 10:40 UTC	1%	–	Leaning positive
26 October 2026, 05:39 UTC	1%	–	Leaning positive
26 October 2026, 00:39 UTC	2%	Leaning positive	Leaning positive
25 October 2026, 19:39 UTC	2%	–	Strongly positive