Shepherds and militiamen are in the protection of the Turkish occupation forces

The Human Rights Organization in Afrin: Day after day the racist view – chauvinism – is increasing the hatred and ferocity of the brutal mob in the Afrin region from the armed militias and settlers, depending on the strength of the Turkish occupation force.

Familiar source said that one of the settlers “called Shady” in the town of Medan Akbas, on Wednesday, 10/03/2021, attacked the citizen Amina Mustafa Omar, 43, from the village of Kosa of Rajo town, by throwing the chair at her while she was passing by in the street after hearing bad words, because of her demand for the shop occupied by the settler, who changed the shop into the sale and repair of smart phones, owned by her brother, and she submitted a complaint against him before the so-called “restitution of rights and grievances” committee on 06/03/ 2021.

This is why the woman called for submitting a complaint a second time to the Turkish forces, who referred the matter to the military police and in turn reported the committee a second time. Consequently, the complaint remains pending before the committee, until now, to no avail. Note that the number of complaints registered with the committee during the visit is approximately 12 cases.

The same source also said that the Military Police in Rajo town center, on Tuesday, 09/03/2021, imposed a fine of 2,000 Turkish liras against Fatima Muhammad from the village of Goliya of Rajo town for herding livestock on agricultural land owned by her immigrant brother Shamsuddin Muhammad, according to the decisions and circulars issued by the local councils and the Chamber of Agriculture in the city of Afrin, knowing that, settlers graze their livestock on the lands of the indigenous Kurds who are present without deterrence or accountability. On 09/03/2021, we mentioned that the so-called Fadi Al-Batran, the leader of the Hamzat militia, and his relatives assaulted Ali Hasso, a 70-year-old resident of Kafr Zitte, and insulted him because of his demand to remove the livestock and not graze in his field again.

The source added that the security elements of the Hamzat Abdullah halawa wing militia who are based in the village of Atmana severely beat the son of a citizen Fatima, seized his motorcycle and imposed a fine of 1 million Syrian pounds without any law or justification (robbery and armed robbery), and threatening him if he notifies the concerned authorities and the so-called “Rights and Grievances Restitution Committee.”

11/03/2021