Afrinpost – Special
The militia of al-Jabha al-Shamiya affiliated with the Turkish occupation and the Muslim Brotherhood kidnapped the Kurdish citizen “Jiwan Ali” from the center of the occupied Kurdish Afrin region, in northern Syria, after fabricating a charge against him, and plundering him 6 thousand dollars.
The Afrinpost correspondent at the center stated that the militia of al-Jabha al-Shamiya militia kidnapped “Ali” from his shop in the city of Afrin, after accusing him that the place he worked in belonged to “Self-Administration.”
The reporter stated that the militia kidnapped the citizen three days ago, and released him after he gave a financial ransom of 6 thousand dollars in exchange for his release.
The Syrians for Truth and Justice organization had said in mid-July that the militias of the “Military Police”, al-Jabha al-Shamiya and the “Sultan Murad Division” had carried out most of the “arrest” operations in reference to the kidnapping of the people of the occupied Kurdish Afrin region in northern Syria, and mentioned 20 persons have been released in exchange for “ransom” sums and documented that two people were subjected to severe torture.
“Syrians for Truth and Justice” documented the kidnapping of at least 40 people, including two women, in Afrin, by the Syrian National Army militias affiliated with the Turkish occupation and the Muslim Brotherhood, during the month of June 2020, noting that the release of 20 Only was documented, while two women and 18 others are still unaccounted for.
According to the testimonies of the families and witnesses of the field researchers, the militia “Military Police”, Al-Jabha al-Shamiya, “Civil Police” and “Sultan Murad Brigade” were responsible for the implementation of most of these arrests, which were carried out in an arbitrary manner and did not observe the due procedures in most of them.
“Syrians for Truth and Justice” indicated that it was able to document some of the kidnappings that took place in the region, but not all of them, as it was unable to document the events that took place in the areas of “Shiye / Sheikh Al-Hadid” and “Shara/ Sharan” and “Rajo” for security reasons .
