Turkish soldiers kill a youth and injure three at Rojava border

Turkish soldiers rained bullets on a group of people from Rojava at the border between Bakûrê (North) and Rojava (West Kurdistan).

Turkish soldiers rained bullets on a group of people from Rojava at the border between Bakûrê (North) and Rojava (West Kurdistan).

According to a report by ANHA, a 21-year-old youth by the name of Şîhan Oerek Hesen crossed into North Kurdistan from Mamela village in Efrîn’s Raco district yesterday. The youth accompanied by three other people from Rojava had meant to meet the needs of his family as he crossed the border.

According to the witnesses, Turkish soldiers captured the four Rojava citizens near Meydan Ikbis village of Raco, and released them later after subjecting them to torture and threats while under custody.

The four people were however targeted by soldiers once again as they were on their way back to Efrîn.

Bullets rained by soldiers on the group left Hesen dead at the scene and the other three wounded, who were yet able to take Hesen's body to the Avrîn Hospital in Efrîn.

While hospital doctors said there were marks of torture on Hesen's body, and three bullets hit him in the head, the youth's body was handed over to his family following a post-mortem examination at hospital.

Yesterday, Turkish soldiers captured another Rojava citizen, 30 years od Hemze İbo, after committing a border violation by taking the man from inside the boundaries of West Kurdistan. Soldiers then took İbo into the Turkish side of the border, tortured him and broke his head and leg.