HIGHLIGHTS
In the reporting period:
307 Syrians entered the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I) via the Peshkabour crossing point and were transferred to Gawilan camp for registration and assistance. The overwhelming majority of new-arrivals were large families of Kurdish ethnicity, who have been displaced from Aleppo sub-districts such as Tel-Hasil, Tel-Arn and Kobane.
A total of 758 Syrians returned from KR-I to Syria via the Peshkabour crossing, bringing the total number of spontaneous returnees to 6,305 since the beginning of the year. The majority of returnees reported their intention to return to Qamishli, Al Malkeyia and Kobane as their final destination.
The challenging economic situation in the KR-I continues to affect refugees in urban and semi-urban locations. Returnees to Syria reported limited employment prospects and high rents among the reasons for their spontaneous return. They reported that new IDP arrivals are compounding rental increases in urban locations.