Afrinpost – Special
“Afrinpost” learned from crossed sources that armed men from the “Sultan Suleiman Shah” militia known as “Al-Amshat”, in early 2019, sexually assaulted a Kurdish girl, taking advantage of her special status because she has special needs (mentally disabled) and lives alone in her house, in one of the villages of “Shiye / Sheikh Al-Hadid” sub-district in the countryside of the occupied Kurdish region of Afrin in northern Syria.
The sources indicated that the gunmen used to frequent the house of the 30-year-old girl under the pretext of helping her and providing food for her, as she was staying alone in the house, and in a very degrading behavior, they were trying to sexually assault her, by putting sleeping pills in food, so not to resist or makes a noise, and as soon as the girl consumed the food or drink that the gunmen offered her, she fell into a deep sleep that lasted for the next morning, and during her sleep the gunmen would take turns sexually assaulting her.
The sources confirmed that after people began telling her story with neighbors noticing the suspicious development of her health, the swelling of her stomach and the exposure of her pregnancy, during the period between the months of June – August 2109, her sister residing in Afrin had to take her to a gynecologist to undergo an abortion, based on the request of the sister, and the victim is still living in her village, as of the date of writing this report.
The girl was not brought before a forensic doctor, and sufficient evidence was not gathered to present to the courts, due to the precedents and the criminal record of the militia close to Ankara, which controls the details of public life and protects criminals and creates chaos for its own goals of expelling the Kurdish population from their occupied territory.
The girl’s story was kept secret throughout this period, and those close to her knew and kept her confidentiality without revealing it, fearing that the gunmen would take revenge and complete their crime with greater crimes against the girl and her family.
“Afrinpost” was able to access the clues and justifications of the crime, to ensure its transmission with reservation on mentioning data and other details, in order to ensure the security and safety of the girl and her family, as well as to avoid the social embarrassment associated with similar incidents. (Note that the site has all the information about the victim, and is ready to provide The human rights organizations concerned with it).
The “Shih / Sheikh al-Hadid” district is occupied by the Sulayman Shah militia (al-Amshat) led by the so-called “Muhammad al-Jasim” known as “Abu Amsha”, who has a record of violations and crimes such as theft, royalties, murder and rape against Kurdish people, and even against settlers as well.
Earlier, the so-called “Israa Yousef Al-Khalil (26 years), who is the wife of one of his gunmen,” stated in a video clip that was widely circulated in August 2018 that she had been raped many times by “Abu Amsha” personally under pressure and a threat with weapons and liquidation.
Israa confirmed that the rapes she suffered led to her miscarriage, and indicated that she had received threats to kill her and her family, and in order to carry out the attack, Abu Amsha was intentionally assigning her husband tasks to keep him away.
The event was a major event, and it caused a stir among the militia militants themselves. Demonstrations took place in the city of Afrin, and the leaders of the so-called “National Army” were afraid of its repercussions, so they worked to cover it up, and a committee was formed that included: Colonel Haitham Al-Afisi and Judge Firas Al-Najjar from the Military Court. And Colonel Hassan al-Hussein, commander of the Military Police in Afrin, Lieutenant-Colonel Jarrah Al-Kamari, Commander of the Military Police in Rajo District, and Ahmed Hafez as a representative of the staff, so that the case would be overlooked and closed.
Among the well-known crimes that the militia committed and was covered is the killing of the deputy head of the local council of the town of “Shiye / Sheikh Al-Hadid,” called “Ahmed Sheikho son of Muhammad, born in 1968, from the people of the district, on 6/11/2018, after he was severely tortured. With other men from the town at the hands of the “Sultan Suleiman Shah” militia (Al-Amshat).
The crimes committed by the militia militants of the Muslim Brotherhood organization in Afrin region are being overlooked, either by circumventing them or by threatening and putting pressure on the people, or by smuggling the perpetrators, and the security official in the “Jaish al-Nikhba” militia called “Khaled Ismail Zuhair” was smuggled out of Idlib countryside, accused everal murders, which the investigations uncovered, as well as kidnapping of men and women.
