50 Syrian refugees in Turkey return home

KILIS, TURKEY - APRIL 04: Fifty displaced Syrian refugees, among them women and children, return to their homeland through the Oncupinar Border Gate in Kilis, Turkey on April 04, 2018. Their repatriation was made possible by Turkey’s conducting the Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch operations in northwestern Syria to clear the region of YPG/PKK and Daesh terrorists. Mohammad al-Vasmi, one of the returning Syrians, said he was pleased to reunite with his family. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, he said: "We have been here for four years. Everything is beautiful here [in Turkey]. It has become our second homeland after Syria. I thank the Turkish nation and army. They have cleared our hometown of terror. I missed my country. We feel safe now and we decided to return home." The displaced Syrians were repatriated as part of a voluntary return program. They traveled to Syria on minibuses after undergoing security checks at the Oncupinar border crossing in the southern Turkish province of Kilis. (Footage by Izzet Mazi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)