afrinpost – Special
Today, Monday, al-Shahba canton witnessed a mass demonstration of the forcibly displaced people of Afrin, to denounce the Turkish occupation and its criminal practices and violations of human rights in occupied Afrin.
On the eve of the completion of the third year of the Turkish aggression against the Afrin region, which began on January 20, 2018, hundreds of forcibly displaced Afrin residents demonstrated in al-Shahba canton.
The demonstrators gathered on the road between Fafin and Berkhadan camp in al-Shahba canton, and raised pictures of the massacres and crimes of Turkey in Afrin region during its brutal bombardment, as well as pictures of victims of the Muslim Brotherhood militia affiliated with Ankara.
After standing for a minute of silence, several words were delivered by each of the member of the Council of the Families of Martyrs of Afrin Canton, Hevin Alloush, member of Star conference Zainab Khalil, member of the Sardam Camp Council Shorash Issa, confirmed the rejection of the Turkish occupation in Afrin and praised the heroic resistance shown by the people of Afrin for 58 days and it is an option that will continue until liberation and the end of the occupation. The words focused on the practices and policies of the occupation authorities, and the violations committed by the Muslim Brotherhood militia, including demographic and cultural change, and attacks on the people.
The demonstration ended with chanting slogans saluting Afrin residents’ resistance to the Turkish occupation and calling for the liberation of Afrin.
