Witness : Women in Afrin are arrested and tortured to extort their husbands and children with a ransom

In a witness of 50-year-old and she is a mother of five children , local Hawar agency said that she had returned from Afrin about 20 days ago and returned with her family to Afrin because they had received promises from gunmen ” To return their house and their car to them …

“After our return to Afrin, Northern Brigade battalion  agreed to return to our house, but Sultan Murad and Northern Brigade railed the place directly and drove us out of our house … They abducted my husband’s brother’s wife and released her after 28 days later , she was beaten and tortured, was detained in a room full of snakes and mice. “

“My 14-year-old daughter was threatened and blackmailed and they would leave us without harassment if she married her,” she said.

“After they lost hope of taking my daughter, they arrested my son and son(F M) for 16 days … One of citizen sons  was arrested and he was held for 15 days again said by (M M)

“Once two gunmen railed  house where two women were living and arrested them. They were tortured for 24 days in brutal ways, including  nails removal, until one of them was unconsciously ,” she said(M M), referring to the story of two 50-year-old women. ..

Citizenship(M M) : “During detention they forced us to call my husband and ask him to return and we are kidnapped until money is sent …”