“Sharing the spoils” factions seize the property of civilians in Gire Spi

ARK News: Similar to its violations in the Kurdish city of Afrin, armed factions calling themselves the "national army" continue their violations and unethical practices towards civilians in areas they control again, as part of the operation launched by Turkey on October 9, 2019, on areas of Kurdistan and northern Syria.

The site of al-Jisr published pictures belonging to the city of Tal Abyad, where it shows in the pictures, how al-Shamiya militias are sharing under the name of "spoils" property of civilians from homes and shops, in the city that these factions took control recently, after fierce battles with SDF.

According to the images published on the site and social networking pages, it is evident through the written phrases reserved “Mahjouz” for Abu Marwan, Mahjouz for Shamiya, Mahjouz for Abu Abbas, etc.," it is a repetition of Afrin scenario in those areas as well, from seizing and looting civilian property under the pretext that it was "the spoils of war."

Activist Khalid al-Haj Saleh said on his Facebook page on Tuesday, October 15, 2019: "The village of al-Aziya is a small village in the countryside of Tall Abyad, which was entered by the Amshat militias (National Army) two days ago, and they asked civilians to leave because they would use their homes as military headquarters! ".

The activist added: "Today the people of the village returned to their village to find it that they looted everything completely," stressing: "The whole people of the village are Arabs."

Turkey and the armed factions began their military operation in Kurdistan and northern Syria on October 9, 2019, although the Turkish army and armed factions have taken control of some villages in Gre Spi, and Sere Kaniye, clashes are still ongoing in Sere Kaniye, where the attack has displaced hundreds of thousands of Kurdish and Arab families towards safer areas.

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