The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) announced on Monday that 230 Iraqi families have departed Syria’s al-Hol camp and are en route to Iraq, marking the 32nd and final repatriation batch of 2025.

In a statement, the administration said the families left the camp on December 29 following joint coordination between al-Hol camp management, the Autonomous Administration, Iraq’s parliamentary Security Committee, and the Migration and Displaced Persons Committee.

The group comprises around 840 individuals of various age groups and is traveling in an organized convoy under tight security toward Iraqi territory. Upon arrival, they are expected to undergo rehabilitation and reintegration through Iraqi government programs.

The repatriation was also confirmed by Iraq’s Ministry of Migration and Displacement. Ministry spokesperson Ali Abbas said on Sunday that a batch of 230 families, totaling 834 individuals, was scheduled to return to Iraq on December 29.

Abbas noted that the total number of Iraqis repatriated from al-Hol camp has now reached approximately 21,000. He added that earlier this month, on December 1, another batch of 240 families—more than 850 people—was also returned to Iraq.

Al-Hol camp, which once housed nearly 60,000 people, has been the focus of sustained repatriation efforts involving Iraqi authorities, the Autonomous Administration, and international partners.

Under an agreement between Iraq’s Ministry of Migration and Displacement and the United Nations, all remaining Iraqi nationals in the camp are to be repatriated by 2027. Ministry Undersecretary Kareem al-Nouri previously stated that the Iraqi government aims to close the al-Hol file completely next year and bring back all Iraqis still held there.