Turkey commits a crime against humanity in Afrin
Turkey, which has long been the first and foremost supporter of Islamist opposition groups, especially Al Nusra Front and ISIS, has spared no effort to suppress the Kurds.
Turkey, which has long been the first and foremost supporter of Islamist opposition groups, especially Al Nusra Front and ISIS, has spared no effort to suppress the Kurds.
In the Turkish war against Kurds, children continue to be the hardest hit by unprecedented destruction, displacement and death. They have lost lives, homes and childhoods.
TURKISH ARMY COMMITS A HORRIFIC MASSACRE AGAINST KURDS
The successive Turkish governments, with all its military forces and armed with the most modern weapons, have tried, for decades, to eliminate the Kurdish people, but to no avail. The war that has just started against the Kurds, which will soon expand under various pretexts, proves this point.
Afrin, which hosts thousands of refugees and IDPs who fled the terror of Al Nusra Front and ISIS, is now under heavy attack by the Turkish army. The Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan began his military operation, called the “Olive Branch” against the Kurds in Syria.
Turkey, which has long been the first and foremost supporter of Islamist opposition groups, especially Al Nusra Front and ISIS, has spared no effort to suppress the Kurds.
Kobani is still in memory as Turkey facilitated the entry of ISIS to Kobani for three years and gave it full support to carry out the most terrible massacres against innocent civilians. Following its failure in Kobani, Turkey has started to spread its hatred in Afrin in an attempt to get rid of the Kurds.
The resistance in Afrin is the resistance of the era, against the Turkish army, which acts on the orders . of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its leader Erdogan, the supporter of terrorism in Syria. Erdogan took advantage of the situation in Idlib and used it as a bargaining chip with the Syrian regime and Russia. Now, Turkey uses F-16 to bomb Afrin.
Turkey’s aircrafts have killed the refugee children and IDPs who moved to Afrin seeking security and safety. Turkey also shelled the area of Jindires and committed a massacre against innocent civilians. Turkey is fighting the children and women of Afrin. The Turkish army has stepped up its brutality towards the peaceful people in Afrin, using all kinds of weapons in indiscriminate bombardment on our villages and cities. During the morning hours of 23/01/2018 many civilians were killed in Jindires, as a result of Turkish brutal attack on the city. This attack was not different from previous attacks on the city by Al Nusra Front and ISIS in the past.
While the Turkish state and its media claim that they do not target innocent civilians during their operation in Afrin, numerous media reports have shown photographic and video footages of the Turkish bombings and the killings of dozens of civilians, including a number of children.
The outcome of the Turkish aggression on Afrin until 27/01/2018 can be summarised:
86 civilians have been killed.
198 people have been wounded.
The wounded people during the first 4 days:
Only in two villages, Miriamin in the Shera area, Diwa in the Jindires area the total number of civilian casualties has risen to 9 martyrs, while the number of the wounded has risen to 26.
The military operation launched by the Turkish fascist regime against the civilian people in Afrin region continues for the tenth day in a row.
Names of the civilians killed:
Full Name |
Age |
Place of Martyrdom |
Date of Martyrdom |
Yahya Ahmed Hamada |
11 |
Trenda – IDP from Aleppo |
20/01/2018 |
Rahaf Al Hussain |
33 |
Jilbera – Al Madjina massacre |
21/01/2018 |
Wael Al Hussain |
1 |
Jilbera – Al Madjina massacre |
21/01/2018 |
Hadil Al Hussain |
10 |
Jilbera – Al Madjina massacre |
21/01/2018 |
Ghaliya Al Hussain |
8 |
Jilbera – Al Madjina massacre |
21/01/2018 |
Salama Al Hussain |
6 |
Jilbera – Al Madjina massacre |
21/01/2018 |
Mousab Al Hussain |
6 |
Jilbera – Al Madjina massacre |
21/01/2018 |
Ahmed Al Hussian |
17 |
Jilbera – Al Madjina massacre |
21/01/2018 |
Unknown |
30 |
Jilbera – Al Madjina massacre |
21/01/2018 |
Mohamed Khalil Bakir |
10 |
Altanio - Rajo |
22/01/2018 |
Unknown (disabled) |
35 |
Adamo - Adamo |
22/01/2018 |
Sawsan Jamil |
35 |
Tel Salawr |
22/01/2018 |
Almaza Sheikh Horo |
50 |
Jindiris |
23/01/2018 |
Unknown child |
14 |
Jindiris |
23/01/2018 |
Unknown |
19 |
Jindiris |
23/01/2018 |
Unknown woman |
55 |
Jindiris |
23/01/2018 |
Kanjo Kanjo |
60 |
Majblet Trenda |
20/01/2018 |
Names of the wounded civilians:
Full Name and Age |
Place |
Diagnosis |
Date |
Ahmed Sabri Kandi - 45 |
Hamam |
Spinal injury. |
23/01/2018 |
Asia Sheikh Murad - 70 |
Sheia |
Head injury. |
23/01/2018 |
Rasheed Daowd Isso 71 |
Belbel |
Face, back and abdomen injuries. |
23/01/2018 |
Zayneb Hamkalino – 40 |
Ma’amel Aoshagi |
Accident. Hit by a shell. |
23/01/2018 |
Hussain Hassan Hamkalino - 16 |
Ma’amel Aoshagi |
Accident. Hit by a shell. |
23/01/2018 |
Farida Koleen - 56 |
Sheia |
Shell fragment in the abdomen. |
23/01/2018 |
Hassan Hussain Mohamed - 59 |
Jindiris |
Face injury. |
23/01/2018 |
Mohamed Rasheed Hassan - 40 |
Jindiris |
Neck and abdomen injury. |
23/01/2018 |
Moustafa Abou Hamo - 12 |
Jindiris |
Lower limb injury. |
23/01/2018 |
Basema Mohamed Ba’ajo - 32 |
Jindiris |
Lower limb injury. |
23/01/2018 |
Aya Nabo - 7 |
Jindiris |
Abdominal injury. |
23/01/2018 |
Jankiz Ahmed Khalil - 20 |
Maydan Akbes |
Abdominal injury. |
23/01/2018 |
Shamsa Mousa - 75 |
Rajo |
Multiple fractions. |
23/01/2018 |
Waleed Kons - 18 |
Rajo |
Arrived dead. |
23/01/2018 |
Hanifa Kons - 35 |
Rajo |
Left foot injury. |
23/01/2018 |
Mustafa Mohamed Khalof - 12 |
Jandiris |
Lower limb injury. |
23/01/2018 |
Ibrahim Mohamed Al Hussain - 35 |
Mariamin |
Limbs injury. |
21/01/2018 |
Bader Al Hussain – 24 |
Mariamin |
Spinal injury. |
21/01/2018 |
Hamida Ibrahim Al Hussain - 3 |
Mariamin |
Head injury. |
21/01/2018 |
Hassan Ibrahim Al Hassan - 2 |
Mariamin |
Head injury. |
21/01/2018 |
Khaled Mohamed Ali Abdelqadir - 46 |
Mariamin |
Back of head injury. |
21/01/2018 |
Hamid Battal - 30 |
Faqeero |
Head and face injuries. |
21/01/2018 |
Unknown |
Matahan Al Faisal |
Facial fracture, right frontal fracture and right leg fracture. |
21/01/2018 |
Fadi Mohamed Aid - 10 |
Mariamin |
Head and thigh injury. |
21/01/2018 |
Ismaeel Mohamed Ibrahim - 12 |
Mariamin |
Pelvis injury. |
21/01/2018 |
Jumaa Mohamed Al Hussain - 17 |
Mariamin |
|
21/01/2018 |
Kefah Al Moussa Al A’amer - 20 |
Mariamin |
Broken ribs. |
21/01/2018 |
Unknown - 2 |
Ain Al Hajer |
Eye injury and facial burn |
21/01/2018 |
Heba Akram Othman – 13 |
Aadamo |
Arm injury |
21/01/2018 |
Darian Mohamed Saydo - 19 |
Aadamo |
Chest and ankle injury |
21/01/2018 |
Mohamed Abdo Kanjo - 27 |
Kafar Hamra |
Bruises. |
21/01/2018 |
Abdelqadir Kanjo - 28 |
Kafar Hamra |
Bruises. |
21/01/2018 |
Fahed Ahmed Al Ahmad - 39 |
Trenda Idlib |
Leg injury |
20/01/2018 |
Kanjo Kanjo Al Ali - 60 |
|
Dead- head injury |
20/01/2018 |
Yahya Ahmed Hamada - 9 |
Trenda (Aleppo) |
Dead – open abdomen. |
20/01/2018 |
Khaled Hamada - 11 |
Trenda (Aleppo) |
Open abdomen. |
20/01/2018 |
Hamada Mohamed Ali - 32 |
Bashmara |
Back and shoulder injuries. |
20/01/2018 |
A’amar Al Barj - 19 |
|
Spinal injury |
20/01/2018 |
Za’aeem Osso – 19 |
|
Back of ear injury |
20/01/2018 |
Ibrahim Khalil - 45 |
|
Leg injury |
20/01/2018 |
ARMENIANS AND ARABS ARE ALSO TARGETED
An Armenian family that fled the massacres of exterminating the Armenians by the Turks 100 years ago and found security and stability in Afrin canton was attacked by the Turkish military that followed them even in Afrin to be the victims of the bombing of the Turkish warplanes in the centre of Rajo district.
On January 24 at night, the Turkish occupation’s warplanes bombed Rajo area, and killed a young man, named Rosher Konis, and injured his mother Shamsa Konis who is 57, while his sister Hanifa Konis, 25, her leg was amputated. They are an Armenian family.
The family’s relative, Hartyon Kivork said, “Their ancestors fled the oppression of the Turkish authorities nearly 100 years ago as a result of the massacres committed by the Turks against the Armenians so that they headed towards Afrin to live in peace among their Kurdish brothers and all other peoples and sects living in the area.”
Hartyon Kivork added, “But the Turkish occupation army has resumed its massacres which do not differentiate between people and stones to commit new massacres against all peoples in Afrin to leave our Armenian family as a victim of the Turkish crimes again while we used to live in harmony in our homes to be attacked again by the Turkish state.”
The Turkish army also committed a horrific massacre in Haj Khalil village after targeting the village on 28/01/2018. Dozens of civilians have been killed and many others have been wounded. Similarly, a Turkish warplane targeted Balbala area in the morning (28/01/2018), killing and injuring dozens of innocent civilians.
TURKISH CRIMES AGAINST CULTURAL HERITAGE
Turkey not satisfied with killing civilians on a day basis, they have now started erasing what is left of the history of ancient populations in Rojava. Turkey is committing crimes against cultural heritage- Ain Dara Hittite temple complex.
Even mosques have been bombed by the Turkish army.
After the First World War between 1919 and 1920, the Turkish authorities committed genocide and massacres against the Armenian people, and forcibly deported them from their lands.
Today they are committing the same against the Kurds.
Images from the war crimes of the Turkish state in Afrin can be found at:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pW8L_UyXt_f8jw3iNHKm3lWAGAPxUVdV?usp=sharing
Videos:
https://youtu.be/1i8RhX2Y5fs - Civilian Victims in Afrin
https://youtu.be/sxi0jhOKmKY - Refugees in Afrin
https://youtu.be/_9izLApDhGI - Heritage destroyed in Afrin