Turkey forcibly moved, detained 60 Syrians, HRW says Members of Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) in Syria on 15 October 2019 [Behçet Alkan/Anadolu Agency] February 4, 2021 at 2:16 pm Over 60 Syrian nationals were arrested and illegally moved from northeast Syria to Turkey to face trial on serious charges that could lead to life in prison by Turkey and Syrian National Army, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said today. The international human rights group said documents it obtained show that the detainees were arrested in Syria and transferred to Turkey in violation of Turkey's obligations under the Fourth Geneva Convention as an occupying power in northeast Syria.