877 civilians arrested in Syria’s Afrin by Turkish-backed forces in 2020: Rights group 2021/01/29 06:49
Kidnapped Kurdish women were discovered in a prison during clashes between rival groups in Afrin, Syria in May 2020. (Photo: Social Media)
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - According to a report released earlier this week by a human rights organization, at least 877 civilians throughout 2020 were arrested by Turkish-backed militias and Turkish intelligence in the Afrin region of northern Syria.
This comes despite promises by the Syrian opposition to investigate and stop abuses by Turkish-backed groups in areas occupied by Turkey and its proxy militias, such as Afrin, Tal Abyad, and Ras al-Ain (Serekaniye).
Three years after Turkey’s attack on Afrin, Syrian Kurds call for UN investigation 2021/01/20 18:30
Three years after Turkey s cross-border attack on the northern Syrian city of Afrin, large numbers of displaced Kurds continue to live in camps. (Photo: Archive)
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - Three years after Turkey’s cross-border attack on the northwestern Syrian city of Afrin, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) has called on the United Nations and the UN Security Council to ramp up its ongoing investigation into human rights violations and war crimes in the majority-Kurdish area.
“We call on the United Nations and the Security Council to form specialized committees to investigate facts and the crimes that were committed by Turkey and its mercenaries in Afrin, and also to bring them to justice and hold them accountable,” the SDC said in a statement to mark the third anniversary of the Turkish operation.