More civilians kidnapped in occupied Afrin

Local sources inform that Şukirî Ehmed Kindî (30) from Hemamê village of Afrin’s Jindires district was kidnapped on August 7 while he was returning to his village from Aleppo.

The father of Şukirî Ehmed Kindî said that he paid a twenty thousand US dollar ransom for the release of his son.

‘TERROR REGIME’

A terror regime has been established in Afrin, which has been under Turkish occupation since March 2018. Crimes such as kidnapping, execution, torture, looting, and forced displacement have become daily routine in the city.

On August 10, two Afrin residents in Azaz and Idlib were kidnapped by the Turkish state forces.

On August 8, Mihemed Xelil Heci Hisên (40) and his wife were kidnapped in Xilko village of Afrin’s Bilbil district. Their whereabouts are unknown.

37 CIVILIANS ABDUCTED IN JULY

According to Afrin Human Rights Organization Spokesperson İbrahim Şêxo, at least thirty-seven civilians were kidnapped in July.

Şêxo stated that the demographic structure in Afrin continues to be changed, adding that twenty-one houses and workplaces were confiscated for various reasons last month.

Şêxo also pointed out that people who take charge of their relatives’ lands are not allowed to plough. Furthermore, agricultural products and olive trees have been confiscated in nearly thirty villages.