Afrin .. “Suleiman Shah” militias (Al Amshat) devastate shops in Shiye town in search for antiquities

Afrin .. “Suleiman Shah” militias (Al Amshat) devastate shops in Shiye town in search for antiquities

Jan 07 2020

ARK News: A Human Rights Organization working to document violations in the Kurdish region of Afrin reported on its main page of Facebook yesterday, 5.1.2020, that militias of “Suleiman Shah” devastating shops of the perimeter of Al-Tahtani Mosque in Shiye town in Afrin countryside, for the purpose of excavation and looting of antiquities.

The Human Rights Organization in Afrin said and with the except that the pro-Turkish factions and groups are carrying out the operation of theft and looting and armed robbery and indiscriminate kidnapping, and seizure of property of residents and logging olive trees, and deliberately under the supervision of the Turkish intelligence through creating an atmosphere of intimidation, terror, and insecurity and instability (creating chaos) in order to displace the remaining Kurdish people.

The Human Rights Organization in Afrin said that on December 16, members of the Turkish-backed faction Al “Hamzat” continue the search for antiquities in Joqe located in the countryside of Afrin area northwest of Aleppo, where since the beginning of last December, the faction has been digging several sites in the area , including the shrine of “Sheikh Jamal al-Din” located between Joqe and Kokane villages.

The organization added that the faction moved several bags whose contents were not known until the moment to the city of Afrin, as part of the continued distortion of the Syrian civilization by the factions through stilling and distorting the archaeological sites.

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