Gunmen killed at least one civilian in areas under Turkish control north of Aleppo

September 7, 2018

The Syrian-Turkish groups continue daily abuse in Afrin area and its surroundings, where gunmen from Al-Hamzat division, known as “Commandos division “, raided a citizen house in Afrin city. He was arbitrarily arrested and then taken to corps headquarters in the Afrin followers school that was shifted by militants into a prison where they practice the worst forms of physical and psychological torture.

The accompanying photo shows that he was tortured and body of the detainees is burned with cigarette butts, wax and nylon that are melted on their bodies.

Al-Hamzat continues its campaign of arrests, including civilians kidnapping in dozens of villages in the Afrin area. In “Guqa” (Juwaiq) village and other villages, the number of citizens abducted exceeded 30 individuals.

The victims were: Aref Sheikho Hamo, 23years, Mohammed Sheiku Hamo, 17 years, Hanan Sheikho Hamo, 37 years, Manan Manla Mohammed, 60; Taher Manla Mohammed, 25 years, Rukan Manla Mohammed 30 years,Omer kawa wife,Mohammed Sheikh, Mustafa Sheikh and Mohammed Shawkat. The abductors were beaten and taken to an unknown location.

An armed group led by Abu Sobhi, a member of the Sultan Murad division, attacked a civilian who works as a fuel seller in Maidanki village in Afrin. The seller was severely beaten by them, the goods in his possession were stolen and under threat of weapons.

In addition, elements of Sulaiman Shah faction, known as “Al Amashat” of Turkey, imposed a financial tax called “protection tax” on a number of residents of Jagla village in Jandaris area in Afrin. The amount was set at $ 2,000 per person to be paid during period Specific time.

For its part, the People’s Protection Units(YPG) announced that they had succeeded in killing two members of Sultan Murad faction on the road between Diraswan and Shurazhi villages, according to media center for YPG in a statement was