afrinpost – Exclusive
Our sources in Bulbul sub-district stated today, that the Turkish-backed “Suqur Al-Shamal” militants have completely harvest the crops of thousands of seized olive trees of Afrin displaced people.
The sources pointed out that the militia had harvested and looted the crops of 17,000 olive trees belonging to the people of the following villages (Abûdan, Zêtûnak, Qurnê and Şêxûrzê), even though it’s not the time to harvest yet.
The militia have operated a seized olive oil press in the village of Abûdan to press the seized and stolen crops.
In a related context, members of the Turkish-backed “Al-Hamza Division” militia cut down dozens of forest trees and olive trees, in the area between the villages of Gazê and Satiya of Mabeta/Maabatli sub-district, in order to sell their firewood in the local markets.