Two more civilians kidnapped in occupied Afrin

More civilians have been kidnapped in the northern Syrian city of Afrin, which has been occupied by the Turkish army and allied mercenaries for over three years.

According to reports from the ground, the Turkish state-affiliated Faylaq al-Sham mercenaries have kidnapped two young people from the village of Kefer Sefra in the Jindires district.

The two young men, named as Mistefa Mihemed Mecid (18) and Mihemed Welid Hisên, were kidnapped on the grounds that they had worked for the Autonomous Administration institutions before.

The two civilians were reportedly taken to the detention centre in the village of Iska in Sherawa district, which is notorious as a torture centre.

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.

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.