Sena Omer is from the village of Aqibê in Afrin's Sherawa district. Omer, 49, is the mother of 4 children. She was born in Aleppo, and had to move to her husband's house in Basilê, when the mercenaries from Al Nusra Front attacked Aleppo in 2011. She left her village during the invasion attack launched by the occupying Turkish state against Afrin in 2018 and settled in the village of Aqibê village in Sherawa. She now watches her home, approximately 900 meters away from the village of Aqibê.

She said that they had to migrate from Aleppo and go to the village of Basilê in Sherawa in 2011 due to the attacks by mercenaries. "After the declaration of the Afrin Autonomous Administration, I took part in the commune organizations. I got involved in Kongra Star activities in 2015. We were able to experience and work for the renaissance of our native language and culture. We had a peaceful and stable life. Our schools provided education in the mother tongue, our culture was kept alive. Women's organization was strong. In fact, the organization of society was carried out under the leadership of women."

Omer continued: "With the occupation of Afrin in 2018, the home we built with our hands was destroyed. After the occupation, we had to leave our village. Emigrating for the second time was not easy. I built my house with my hands, I grew my olive and fruit trees with my hands. Years of labor were plundered, our villages were burned and destroyed. Many villages turned into military points. The village of Basilê, where my house was located, has now been turned into a military base by the mercenaries. Every day I look at my village from the roof or from a distance. I can see my house. Now the mercenaries have settled and there is no trace left of that heavenly house and village. It breaks my heart that my house has become a ruin."

Waiting to return to her village

Omer said that she hopes to return to her village and added: "The attacks continue uninterruptedly. We open our eyes in the morning to cannon fire. The situation for families with young children is even worse. Children are negatively affected by these attacks. These are not attacks that target from a distance. The inside of the villages is directly targeted. The village of Aqibê is one of the targeted villages. But we did not lose hope of returning to Afrin. We know that the day we will go to Afrin is near. These attacks will not break our will, and we will not give up the fight. I have a home in Aleppo, but I am waiting to return to my home in the village of Basilê. The Turkish state wants us to also migrate from Shehba, but it will not achieve its goal."