At least 50 people abducted in Afrin and Azaz in 14 days

The Violations Documentation Centre reported that the occupying Turkish state and its mercenaries abducted at least 50 people in Afrin and Azaz in the first 14 days of August.

According to a report by the Violations Documentation Centre, the Turkish state and affiliated mercenaries abducted at least 50 people in Afrin and Azaz between 1-14 August. Both regions are under the occupation of the Turkish state and ruled by a terrorist regime.

Among those abducted are children and women. The Documentation Centre listed the names of the abductees as follows:

Hesen Elî Elî (47), Mihemed Elî Elî (33), Ebdurehman Resûl (42), Mihemed Ebdurehman (55), Mihemed Mistefa Fewzî (44), Omer Mihemed Reşîd Elo Gêlo (35), Bahoz Edhem Îbrahîm Hemkelî (27), Ehmed Xelîl Elî, Xelîl Îbrahîm Şawtî, Ciwan Hemîd Horo, Mihemed Seîd Omer (43), Omer Mihemed Elo, Ednan Mihemed Elî Hecî (63) ve oğlu Elî Ednan Hecî (20), Azad Mihemed Reşo (40), Reşîd Şukrî Reşîd (53), Zekereya Horo (60), Ziyad Horo (25), Mihemed Mihyedîn Cemal (34), Mihemmed Seydo Mistefa (29), Mehmûd Mihemed Qertel (32), Ziyad Mihemed Mihemed (24), Cîhad Mihemed Îbrahîm (50), Mihemed Îbrahîm (32), Selah Ehmed Siwêdan (54), Mihemed Îsamîl (22), Ciwan Silêman (23), Ehmed Mihemed Mistefa (46) and Ebdureheman Hesen (58).

On 8 August, the gang group ‘Jaysh al-Watani’ kidnapped Nermin Adel Mihemed, her son and her brother, Malid Adel Mihemed, in Azaz city.

According to the statement, the ‘Military Police’, a paramilitary criminal apparatus established by the Turkish state in the occupied territories, kidnapped İlham Naso and his wife Fexri Reshid Hemo and their sons Shiyar (4) and Gîvara (14) in Merata village of Afrin on 13 August.

Fehime Resho and Luey Mihemed Hemo (24), Emir Hemu, Nuri Hemo, Xelil Resho, Ebdurehman Hemo, Ferhan Reshid Hemo, Rengin Hemo, her husband Ehmed El Ehmed and her son Nasser El Ehmed are also among those abducted.

The report said that in the first 14 days of August, ‘Jaysh al-Watani’ gangs raided many houses in the customs building on Rajo Street in Afrin and abducted many people, including Nuri Mistefa Hisên, Ebdo Mistefa Ehmed, Luqman Seydo (38).

The Documentation Centre stated that most of the abducted people were sent to unknown locations and their fate is unknown.