Afrin… Al-Amshat gunmen are tightening their grip on those returning to their hometown of Afrin
ARK News… Al-Amshat gunmen in Afrin, Syrian Kurdistan, imposed large sums of money on Kurdish citizens those returning to their villages.
A private source told ARK today, April 25: The militants imposed 10,000 dollars on the Kurdish citizen Mustafa Bilal Bilal in the Shiye town in exchange for handing over his house, knowing that he recently returned from Aleppo to his hometown.
The source, who preferred to remain anonymous, added: The gunmen forced the Kurdish citizen, Fakhri Ahmed Moscow, who was forcefully deported from Turkey to his village, Chaqala Fawqani, to pay 3,000 dollars.
Earlier, al-Amshat gunmen kidnapped the two sisters, Nazliya Muhammad Hamoud (18 years old) and Narin Muhammad Hamoud (20 years old) in the village of “Kurzêlê” Gumi in the countryside of Afrin city. The two girls recently returned from Aleppo, and they have special needs (they suffer from autism).
Afrin and its environs and villages witnessed an unprecedented return of Kurdish families, but they are subjected to harassment, arrests and seizure. The last victim was the elderly Kurdish woman, Malak Ibo. She was 62 years old. She died by force in her home, which was seized by the militants of the “Siqour al-Shamal”, in the village of Ali Jaro in the Bilbile town. After her return to her village, she tried repeatedly to regain her home, but she fell on deaf ears, which made her health get worse, and she died of sadness and oppression over the misery of her life on November 7.
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مسلحو العمشات يضيقون الخناق على العائدين إلى مسقط رأسهم بعفرين
فرض مسلحو العمشات في عفرين بكوردستان سوريا مبالغ مالية كبيرة على المواطنين الكورد العائدين إلى قراهم.
وقال مصدر خاص لـ ARK اليوم 25 نيسان: فرض المسلحون 10 آلاف دولار على المواطن الكوردي مصطفى بلال بلال في ناحية شية مقابل تسليم منزله علما أنه عائد مؤخرا من حلب إلى مسقط رأسه.
أضاف المصدر الذي فضل عدم ذكر اسمه: أجبر المسلحون المواطن الكوردي فخري أحمد موسكو المرحل عنوة من تركيا إلى قريته جقلا فوقاني على دفع 3 آلاف دولار.
وفي وقت سابق اختطف مسلحو العمشات كلا من الشقيقتين نازلية محمد حمود (18 عاماً) ونارين محمد حمود (20) عاماً في قرية كورزيلة جومي بريف مدينة عفرين. والفتاتان عادتا مؤخراً من حلب، وهما من ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة (تعانيان من مرض التوحد).
وشهدت عفرين ونواحيها وقراها عودة غير مسبوقة للعوائل الكوردية، إلا أنهم يتعرضون للمضايقات والاعتقالات والاستيلاء، آخر ضحاياها المسنة الكوردية ملك إيبو كانت تبلغ من العمر 62 عاماً، توفيت قهراً على منزلها المستولى عليه من قبل مسلحي "صقور الشمال"، في قرية علي جارو التابعة لناحية بلبلة، فبعد عودتها إلى قريتها، حاولت مراراً وتكراراً لاستعادة منزلها، إلا أنها لم تلق آذاناً صاغية، الأمر الذي جعل صحتها تزداد سوءاً، وتفارق الحياة حزناً وقهراً على شقاء عمرها بتاريخ 7 تشرين الثاني.
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The people of Suwayda renew their demand for the overthrow of the regime and the implementation of International Resolution 2254
ARK News… Dozens of Suwayda residents renewed their demands for freedom, the overthrow of the regime, the immediate release of detainees, and the implementation of International Resolution 2254.
Today, Thursday, 25/4/2024, dozens of people from Suwayda participated in a popular demonstration in al Karama Square in the center of the city, demanding freedom, the overthrow of the regime, the immediate release of detainees, and the implementation of International Resolution 2254.
The demonstrators raised banners with many phrases written on them, including “We will continue with our peacefulness,” “The bloody approach of the regime, and our approach will be peaceful,” and “Cowards die in their hideouts, but the revolutionaries do not care where they die.”
For nearly 7 months, the people of Suwayda have continued their peaceful uprising, which broke out due to the deteriorating living and security situation, to demand the overthrow of the Syrian regime, the exit of Iran from the country as an occupier, and the implementation of UN Resolution 2254, which guarantees the achievement of a peaceful transfer of power through democratic elections under the supervision of the United Nations.
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An early heat wave sweeps Syria
ARK News… Syria began to be affected by a very effective air force, since Wednesday, as temperatures rose until they exceeded their annual average by 10 degrees.
According to meteorology, today’s weather, Thursday (April 25, 2024), is about 8 to 10 degrees higher than average, and the weather is hot and generally clear in spring.
On Wednesday, the weather was generally hot, springy, and misty and dusty in the eastern and desert regions.
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AFP: Iran reduced its military presence in Syria after the Israeli strikes
ARK News… France Presse Agency reported that Iran has reduced its military presence and withdrawn its forces from southern Syria, after a series of Israeli strikes in Syria.
The agency quoted a source close to Hezbollah as saying that Iranian forces evacuated the southern Syrian region and withdrew from their positions in the Damascus countryside, Daraa, and Quneitra during the past weeks, adding that “Iranian forces are still present in other parts of Syria.”
The source explained that the Iranian forces "only have a representative office in Damascus, through which communication takes place between the Syrian regime and the allies," in reference to the militias loyal to Iran.
It stressed that Iran began withdrawing its forces from Syria after the Israeli raid last January 20, which resulted in the killing of five members of the Revolutionary Guard in Damascus.
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Derik... Several people were injured in a traffic accident
ARK News… A number of people were injured as a result of a traffic accident that occurred near the Rodco Company in the countryside of Derik city in Syrian Kurdistan.
Local sources reported that a traffic accident occurred today, Thursday (April 25, 2024), near the Rodco company junction in the countryside of Derik city in Syrian Kurdistan, and the accident caused several injuries.
According to local sources, the injured were transferred to hospitals in Derik city to receive treatment.
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Erbil... Students and Youth of Kurdistan Democratic Union – West begins a book distribution campaign
ARK News… With the aim of promoting culture and education among youth and children, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, the Kurdistan Region branch of the Students and Youth of Kurdistan Democratic Union - West, began a book distribution campaign under the slogan 'Together we enrich our thoughts'.
The Students and Youth Kurdistan Democratic Union - West said on its page on the social networking site “Facebook” that the beginning of the campaign was embodied in a visit to Kobani School, where the branch distributed picture books and coloring books to 84 students of the first grade.
According to the Students and Youth Kurdistan Democratic Union - West, this initiative was well received and welcomed by the school principal, Sabah Sorkan Ahmed, who expressed his thanks and gratitude to the branch for these positive efforts that planted joy in the hearts of the students.
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He was arrested at a checkpoint... The unknown fate of a member of the Kurdistan Yakity Party in Amouda
ARK NRK News… After his arrest at a checkpoint in the city of Amouda in Syrian Kurdistan a few days ago, the fate of a member of the Kurdistan Yakity Party - Syria remains unknown until now.
The Yakity Media page reported in a blog post on the Facebook platform, “The Democratic Union Party militants arrested Nasser Jaro, a member of the Amuda organization of the Kurdistan Yakity Party, without explaining the reason for the arrest.”
A private source told the ARK News website that Nasser Jaro, from the village of al-Zubaiyah, was on his way to the city of Amuda “with the aim of monitoring the preparations of his harvester in preparation for the harvest season.”
He added: "His car was stopped and he was kidnapped by a checkpoint belonging to the Democratic Union Party (PYD), and his fate remains unknown until now."
It is noteworthy that as part of a series of kidnappings since the end of March 2024, the journalist Rakan Ahmed and the activist Marwan Liyani were kidnapped in the town of Girke Lage.
Ahmed Sofi, a journalist in the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria, and Hissam Dorsen, cousin of the kidnapped leader Bahzad Dorsin, a member of the political bureau of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria, were kidnapped in the city of Derik.
For its part, the Kurdish National Council condemned, in several statements, the continuation of "the intimidating practices committed by the Democratic Union Party against members and supporters of the Kurdish National Council."
It stressed that "these methods of kidnapping and acts of terror are contrary to the principles of human rights, and increase the state of societal tension in light of the difficult living and security conditions that citizens are experiencing," calling on community organizations and the international coalition to work to stop them.
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A delegation from the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria visits the office of the Kurdistan Democratic Unity Party
ARK News… A delegation from the leadership of the Kurdistan Democratic Party-Syria, on Wednesday, 24/4/2024, visited the office of the Kurdistan Democratic Unity Party.
After PYD gunmen attacked the Kurdistan Democratic Unity Party office late on Tuesday night (23/4/2024) and burned all the office’s property, a delegation from the Kurdistan Democratic Party-Syria visited the Kurdistan Democratic Unity Party office.
The delegation of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria, consisting of Dr. Lazgin Fakhri, member of the Political Bureau, Hassan Ramzi, Muhammad Saleh Shalal, Saleh Jamil, and Nafi’ Abdullah, members of the party’s central committee, was received by Salma Suleiman, a leader in the Kurdistan Democratic Unity Party.
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A delegation from the ENKS Presidency inspects the damage in the PDK-S and PYDK offices
ARK News… After PYD gunmen attacked the offices of the Kurdistan Democratic Party-Syria and the Kurdistan Democratic Unity Party in the city of Qamishlo, a delegation from the Presidency of the Kurdish National Council inspected the damage in the two offices.
On Wednesday, 24/4/2024, a delegation from the Presidency of the Kurdish National Council in Syria visited the office of the Kurdistan Democratic Party-Syria and the office of the Kurdistan Democratic Unity Party in the city of Qamishlo in Syrian Kurdistan, after PYD militants burned all the property inside the two offices.
Late last night, Tuesday – Wednesday, April 23-24, 2024, PYD administration gunmen burned the eastern office of the Kurdistan Democratic Party-Syria, and the office of the Kurdistan Democratic Unity Party in the city of Qamishlo, Syrian Kurdistan.
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