afrinpost– Excluaive
In a recent development, the Turkish-affiliated local council of Afrin, announced on its Facebook page that a new settlement called “Al-Amal 2” has been opened in collaboration with the General Authority for Relief and Development (ANSAR). The settlement comprises 500 residential units, along with various amenities and services.
In addition to the residential units, the settlement also includes two kindergartens, a football field, parks, a clinic, a mosque, and an institute for Quranic studies. The settlement is located 7 kilometers southeast of the city of Afrin and was established by the International Relief and Development Agency (ANSAR), which was licensed in Turkey and has its main office in the city of Antep. It was built on land seized from the private property of Afrin residents, at the entrance to the northern side of the “Kobaleh (10 houses)” farm, which belongs to the village of Jilber-Rubaria, and which was forcibly evacuated during the aggression on the area.
It is worth noting that a wall has been erected on the seized land facing “Al-Amal 2,” in preparation for the construction of another settlement village, without compensating the owners of the seized lands.
Syrian Observatory activists reported on April 20th that the “Ahrar al-Sharqiya” militia cut down 280 trees owned by displaced residents of the village of Shitka, located in the Mobata district of Afrin, to build a residential complex on the road connecting Jindires and Afrin. The complex is set to receive 200 prefabricated houses from the Palestinian “Ajnadine” organization under the direct supervision of the organization, after a contract was signed with the “Ahrar al-Sharqiya” militia and with the approval of Turkey.
As a first step, 20 prefabricated houses were sent to the new residential complex, with the remaining houses to be sent in batches. The so-called “Living with Dignity” Muslim Brotherhood Association, in partnership with a Turkish association that refused to disclose its name, began building a new settlement in the form of a village on 10 acres of land on the outskirts of Marata village, west of the occupied city of Afrin. Sources from Afrin reported that about 100 houses are being built on a 40-square-meter area, in addition to encouraging residency by providing all the necessary services.
On April 10, 2023, the North Press Agency reported that the “Wafa Al-Muhsinin Charitable Association” had completed the construction of about 50 residential apartments near the village of Al-Mohammedia, south of the city of Jindires, and continued construction work. The project was built near the “Azzaim Complex” settlement, which was built about a year ago with Palestinian support. The total number of apartments in the two villages is around 150.
In the village of Shadereh, work began on leveling the ground and excavating to build a new settlement west of the “Basma” settlement. Preparations are underway for a large project that includes 1,500 houses with service annexes including a mosque, school, and park.
In the village of Sindiyanke in the Jindires sub-district, Turkish authorities are working with Gulf associations to build more than 50 housing units. The project includes securing homes for residents of tents created for those affected by the earthquake that occurred on February 25, 2023.
Armed militia “Ahrar al-Sharqiya” seized and uprooted around 280 olive trees to pave the way for a new settlement on the road linking Jindires to Afrin. The ownership of the olive fields belongs to displaced citizens from the village of Shitka in the Mobata/Ma`batli sub-district. The Palestinian organization “Ajnadine” will supply this settlement with 200 prefabricated homes after contracting with Ahrar al-Sharqiya, with the approval of Turkey, and the settlement will be under the direct supervision of the organization. As a first step, 20 prefabricated homes were sent to the project site, with the remaining homes to arrive in batches.
On 18/4/2023, the famous Qatari YouTuber, Abdullah Al-Ghaffari, announced that he had collected around 33 million Qatari riyals (equivalent to 10 million US dollars) during a Ramadan campaign titled “Challenge of Night 27,” launched by the Qatar Charity organization to collect donations and build two cities for displaced persons in Syria and Yemen.
Al-Ghaffari posted on his personal Twitter account that he was able to collect a huge amount during a three-hour live broadcast on his YouTube channel to contribute to collecting 30 million Qatari riyals to build the “Al-Karama” city in Syria and “Al-Khair At” city in Yemen, to house more than 10,000 displaced people.
Al-Ghaffari’s charitable campaign was participated in by the famous sports influencer Mohammed Adnan, the educational consultant Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Harmi, and a number of famous influencers, all under the supervision of Qatar Charity. Through the collected funds, houses will be built to house about two thousand displaced people.
On 11/3/2023, the “Living with Dignity” Association in Palestine 48 announced the launch of a project to build a new settlement described as “a residential village consisting of 100 houses for orphan and widow families in the occupied Afrin area.” It added that the project had been approved, and dozens of dunums had been secured to build the houses, and that the land was guaranteed in terms of infrastructure and excavation and preparation equipment by a trusted Turkish association. The settlement will occupy an area of ten dunums, and each house will have an area of 40 square meters.
