(MENAFN) More than 500 Syrian refugees in Lebanon's south-eastern town of Shebaa have left to their homes in Syria's Beit Jinn, which was liberated by the Syrian government army from the militias in December, media reports have revealed.
According to Sky News, 15 buses provided by Syria reached to Shebaa to bring back refugees following an agreement between authorities in Beirut and Damascus.
The refugees' convoy was accompanied by the Lebanese security forces, which is present along the country's borders.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a statement it was not involved in organizing "these returns or other returns at this point, considering the prevailing humanitarian and security situation in Syria".
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