“Democratic Union” calls for an international investigation in Afrin … and an end to Ankara’s occupation

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On Sunday, the General Council of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) called on the international community to open an investigation into the crimes of the Turkish occupation and the Islamic militias affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, who call themselves the “Syrian National Army / Free Army”.

The Democratic Union affirmed that Ankara will not be able to shirk from the crimes of its militia, under its command .

The statement said: “Since the invasion of the Turkish state on Afrin, mercenaries have been used in its attack in a way that exceeds all ethical standards and humanitarian principles, as infrastructure, service centers, hospitals, and sacred and historical places were targeted, and their mercenaries wreaked brutality and violation until our present day, unsanctioned. ”

It added: “The war has its rules, but none of these rules have been respected, and all this has been documented by international and local institutions, and these actions and practices are still ongoing by the Turkish fascist mercenaries.”

The party pointed out that “looting, kidnapping and kidnapping of children with the aim of recruiting them to be sent to Libya are still continuing before the eyes of the world, as recent clashes have revealed places where mercenaries are keeping eight women in exchange for ransom since the beginning of the invasion, and such practices do not differ from ISIS practices. Not to mention the daily killing of women and the elderly, demographic change, and the systematic turkification that has become a norm. ”

The party added: “We at the General Council of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) call on international parties interested in the Syrian issue, human rights and justice to carry out their responsibilities and hold the Turkish occupation state accountable for those crimes it commits itself directly or through its mercenaries that operate under its direction and that it sponsors. As the Turkish state will not be able to shirk from its responsibility for the practices of its tools, and we call for the opening of an international investigation in order to monitor violations committed by Turkey and its mercenaries in Afrin, Sere Kaniyeh / Ras al-Ain, Gre Spi / Tel Abyad and the other areas under the Turkish occupation in Syria.

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