648 Syrian refugees cross into Jordan in 24 hours

Some 648 Syrian refugees entered Jordan over the past 24 hours, Director of Syrian Refugee Camp Affairs Wadah Hmoud said. Hmoud told Jordanian News Agency (Petra) that the concerned authorities had taken all measures to ensure that the refugees were taken care of and offered all necessary services.The displaced people were then transferred to a border accommodation facility before being moved to refugee camps in the northern region.Hmoud added that 51 Syrian refugees had voluntarily returned to their country upon their own request, while 17 others were given guarantees to stay.A total of 585,756 Syrians crossed into Jordan since the conflict began in their country about three years ago. Only 134,811 of these live in refugee camps while the rest are residing with host communities in various part of the Kingdom.