Afrin ... Daily violations against Kurdish citizens by Al-Amshat militias in Shiye town

ARK News: A Human Rights Organization working to document violations in the Kurdish region of Afrin reported on its main page of Facebook today, 1.12.2019, that militias of armed groups affiliated to Turkey continue by cracking down on Kurdish citizens in the Kurdish region of Afrin and the implementation of the political and military agendas in terms of the ethnic cleansing of Kurds and forcing residents to leave in order to make a demographic change.

The Human Rights Organization in Afrin said that with the except that those militias carrying out the operation of theft, looting, armed robbery, indiscriminate kidnapping, seizure of property of residents, logging olive trees, imposing royalties, they deliberately under the supervision of the Turkish intelligence through creating an atmosphere of intimidation, terror, and insecurity and instability (creating chaos).

The Human Rights Organization in Afrin said today that the armed militias of the Sultan Suleiman Shah faction led by Mohammad Al-Jassim, nicknamed Abu Amsha, imposed on each family in Shiye town and its villages, especially Qarmitlq village amount of $ 500 to $ 1000 as a kind of financial royalty under the threat of beatings, imprisonment or physical liquidation.

The organization added that the Amshat militias beat some of the men of the village of Qarmitlq of Shiye town because of their refusal to give these huge amounts that imposed on them by force of arms and imprisoned them in the security center until they acknowledged the payment while they were forced.

Pointing out that last month the same faction imposed on each family financial royalties ranging between 500 to 1000 US dollars, and despite the inability of the people to bear the burden of these militias, most of them are still clinging to their lands and homes, showing their willingness to sacrifice their lives for the survival of their village, according to the Organization.

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