Afrin ... Armed groups with the  help of Turkish army continue in their violations

Afrin ... Armed groups with the help of Turkish army continue in their violations

May 23 2019

ARK News: Armed groups in coordination with the Turkish occupation army to fabricate some delusional events such as the search for sleeping cells or the presence of some hidden weapons in some places in the villages of Afrin to carry out raids on the homes of Kurdish citizens and search and arrest civilians and then demanding ransom to them in exchange for their release after being subjected to severe torture.

The Human Rights Organization in Afrin published on its official page that the Turkish officers accompanied with the armed elements of Sultan Murad faction raid the village of Ashuona of Bulbul town in Kurdish city of Afrin before several days on the pretext of searching for a citizen of the village who hid weapons in one of the nearby wells next to the caves surrounding the village, according to a picture of a Turkish survey aircraft.

The Organization added that they threatened the parents, men, and women, and warned them to arrest or royalties by each family the amount of three oil containers in return for lifting the charge and coverage on the subject.
The Organization pointed out that the armed elements themselves placed some coordinated weapons in several places surrounding the village shortly before the raid in order to fix the charge against them if they did not comply with their orders.

It is worth mentioning that violations by the armed factions loyal to the Turkish occupation against civilians in Afrin region continue from imposing taxes, kidnappings or killing, demanding ransom, burning forests for firewood, and accusing the Kurds of extorting them financially to reach a comprehensive demographic change after forcing the Kurds to leave their homes.


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