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In the latest round of detentions, Turkish security forces apprehended two individuals: 62-year-old Hassan Sheikh Bakr from Kullian Thtani village and Mohammad Asmat Jamo from Guliyan Fawqani village – Rajo district.
These arrests are part of an ongoing security initiative orchestrated by Turkish intelligence, military police, and civilian militias, specifically targeting residents of Guliyan Tahtani and Fawqani villages in the Rajo district. The alleged justification for these detentions is their purported association with the former Autonomous Administration in Afrin.
The village of Goliya/Guliyan Tahtani in the Rajo district is currently witnessing a series of arrests. The most recent incidents, involving the arrests of two individuals on January 29, bring the total number to 12, including four women, in closely spaced operations.
On January 30, 2024, Turkish forces arrested Mohammed Nasan Suleiman (57 years old) and Abdul Rahman Mohammed Hamoush (51 years old). On January 24, 2024, they arrested the elderly Khalil Ibrahim Bilal (66 years old), who serves as the mosque’s imam. On January 23, 2024, civilians Mohammed Mahmoud Suleiman (53 years old) and Mustafa Mohammed Bakr (33 years old) were arrested. On January 14, 2024, those detained were Rehana Mohammed Ali Yousef (50 years old), Ali Mahmoud Suleiman (35 years old), and Fatima Mohammed Ali Suleiman (51 years old). The two sisters, Zainab Suleiman (21 years old) and Hanifa Suleiman (20 years old), were arrested on December 29, 2023. All individuals remain in arbitrary detention.
In a related development, afrinpost learned that Turkish intelligence and civilian police arrested Zainab Mohammad Kalusho (57 years old) from Mobata town on January 23, 2024. She was accused of collaborating with the former Autonomous Administration in Afrin.
Zainab returned to her hometown approximately five months ago after being forcibly displaced from Aleppo. She has faced arrest four times consecutively, securing her release only after paying a financial ransom on each occasion.
