Eleven Kurdish conscripts died in Syrian army in 2010
Eleven Kurdish conscripts died in Syrian army in 2010
Kurdish Organization for Defending Human Rights and Public Freedoms in Syria – DAD and Media Institute of Western Kurdistan Society report that the family of Kurdish conscript Yusuf Farhan Qasim received his body on 22 December 2010 from the military hospital in Harasta.
Yusuf Farhan Qasim, born 1988 is from Derbassiyeh, in Hasakah province and he served in one of the military units (air defence) of the Syrian army in the region of Rancaus, Damascus. They were notified of his death the day before. He has been buried in his home town.
According to the story from the military authorities, Yusuf Farhan Qasim was killed by a landmine, but there are other stories in circulation by witnesses, about the circumstances of his death that are inconsistent with the official version of the incident. It was noted that his body had a large hole in the waist and pelvis on the left side, and his feet were unharmed and even the military boots that he was wearing were intact.
Yusuf Farhan Qasim joined the military service as a conscript with two of his brothers on 9 September 2008 and was supposed to finish his military service on 1 September 2010, but because of some military sanctions was not permitted to be discharged until 23 December 2010. His two brothers completed their service on 1 September 2010. His family had contact with him a few days before he died, and he told them that he was being treated badly and harassed by his officers.
Kurdish Organization for Defending Human Rights and Public Freedoms in Syria – DAD reports his body was not accompanied by any official military delegation as is usual practice when a soldier dies during his military service, and normally a formal ceremony would be held.
Kurdish Organization for Defending Human Rights and Public Freedoms in Syria – DAD and Media Institute of Western Kurdistan Society send their sincere condolences to the families of the victim Yusuf Farhan Qasim, and to the families of all those who have died as Kurdish conscripts in the Syrian army. They point out that the Syrian authorities who bear full responsibility first and foremost for the security and personal safety of its citizens, and they call on the responsible authorities to conduct a fair and transparent investigation to identify those responsible for these killings, and to impose the most severe sanctions against them. They call for the families of the victims to be compensated for their material loss and the emotional distress that has been caused.
The families of Kurds who perform their national service in the Syrian army are fearful for the fate of their children.
Yusuf Farhan Qasim, born 1988 is from Derbassiyeh, in Hasakah province and he served in one of the military units (air defence) of the Syrian army in the region of Rancaus, Damascus. They were notified of his death the day before. He has been buried in his home town.
According to the story from the military authorities, Yusuf Farhan Qasim was killed by a landmine, but there are other stories in circulation by witnesses, about the circumstances of his death that are inconsistent with the official version of the incident. It was noted that his body had a large hole in the waist and pelvis on the left side, and his feet were unharmed and even the military boots that he was wearing were intact.
Yusuf Farhan Qasim joined the military service as a conscript with two of his brothers on 9 September 2008 and was supposed to finish his military service on 1 September 2010, but because of some military sanctions was not permitted to be discharged until 23 December 2010. His two brothers completed their service on 1 September 2010. His family had contact with him a few days before he died, and he told them that he was being treated badly and harassed by his officers.
Kurdish Organization for Defending Human Rights and Public Freedoms in Syria – DAD reports his body was not accompanied by any official military delegation as is usual practice when a soldier dies during his military service, and normally a formal ceremony would be held.
Kurdish Organization for Defending Human Rights and Public Freedoms in Syria – DAD and Media Institute of Western Kurdistan Society send their sincere condolences to the families of the victim Yusuf Farhan Qasim, and to the families of all those who have died as Kurdish conscripts in the Syrian army. They point out that the Syrian authorities who bear full responsibility first and foremost for the security and personal safety of its citizens, and they call on the responsible authorities to conduct a fair and transparent investigation to identify those responsible for these killings, and to impose the most severe sanctions against them. They call for the families of the victims to be compensated for their material loss and the emotional distress that has been caused.
The families of Kurds who perform their national service in the Syrian army are fearful for the fate of their children.
