Afrin… Violations and acts of the Syrian “national” army

ARK News… The Human Rights Organization in Afrin in its report, on 18/1/2022, said that the members of the Sultan Murad militia, "Al-Furqan Brigade, led by Ahmed Al-Youssef, nicknamed Abu Faisal," controlling the village of Topal Mahmoud of Bulbul town, have been uprooting the forest trees surrounding the village of "oak" from the roots for more than a week for manufacturing the coal from them and leveling the land with heavy machinery "Al-Baker - Bulldozer" in order to plant it with dry grains in front of the eyes of the Turkish occupation forces and the local council of the town without the latter's ability to deter, disregarding the decisions issued by the Syrian Interim Government and the circulars of the Chamber of Agriculture, knowing that the land belongs to the state property as "forest land".

The organization also said that members of the Sultan Murad militia, who controlled the village of Khirabe Shara of Shara town, on Sunday 16/01/2022, cut down 20 main branches of olive trees owned by Adnan Hussein for the purpose of selling them as firewood.

members of Faylaq Al-Sham militia controlling the village of Basofan of Sherawa area cut down approximately 50 olive trees owned by the citizen, Zaki Mirza, from the village, as well as cut down approximately 75 olive trees owned by Khalil Nasotaka, a resident of the neighboring village of Fafirtin of Sherawa area.

The organization added that the members of the Hamzat militia who control the village of Kafr Shille of Afrin city center, closed the surroundings of the village with earth mounds from the eastern and northern sides on Monday, January 17, 2022, as a result of the increase in armed robbery and theft of tools and household furniture in the village by settlers living in the city of Afrin and members of the armed militias, and to keep the only way to enter and exit the village.

The organization concluded its report that the “Big Heart Organization”, about four months ago, distributed cash funds of 150 US dollars as assistance to the people in the villages of Rajo town, “Maydanas - Shadya - Jala - Alamdar - Albiske - Sorke - Blelko - Chanchaliya of town Center " and after filing the complaint by non-beneficiaries, and during the investigation and questionnaire on the subject, it was found that the beneficiaries are settlers only, without benefiting the original Kurdish population. There are also some relief associations that distribute food baskets in the areas of Bulbul, Shara, and Mabata, which they give to settlers only. After the distribution, a truck comes to buy those baskets at cheap prices from the beneficiaries.

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