Occupation forces kidnap 9 people and cut down dozens of trees in Afrin

Turkish intelligence service MIT and allied mercenaries kidnapped 9 people in Afrin and cut down dozens of trees belonging to the locals.

The Afrin-Syria Human Rights Organisation published a report on human rights violations committed by the Turkish state and allied mercenaries in the northern Syrian city of Afrin. The report covers crimes against civilians such as kidnapping, ransom and ecological destruction.

According to the statement, on 2 October 2024, Turkish state-affiliated ‘Military Police’ abducted Cîhan Bekir Elo (30) and Cewdet Kênco Kênco (35) from Celemê town in Jindires district at a checkpoint in Qetmê village in the Shera district. Cîhan was taken to Raiyê prison and Cewdet Kênco was taken to Ezaz prison upon the instruction of the Turkish National Intelligence Organisation (MIT).

On 15 November, Rêber Hesen Reşîd (34) from Kaxirê village of Mabata district, Mistefa Ehmed Ehmed (42) and Enwer Mihemed Elî (40) from Badîna town of Rajo district and four other people from Aleppo were abducted by Turkish gendarmerie (military police) while trying to cross the border to Turkey. Ransom was demanded from their families for their release.

On the other hand, Al-Amshat and Hemzat mercenary groups cut down 30 trees, 25 of which were olive trees belonging to Nidal Eli Ehmed in Qeretepe village of Shera district. 7 olive trees belonging to a person named Xelîl Hiso were also cut down by the same groups.