Turkish-backed factions’ violations | “Al-Jabha Al-Shamiyyah” arrests 35 persons in rural “Tal Abyad”

Syrian Observatory sources say that gunmen of the Turkish-backed faction “Al-Jabha Al-Shamiyyah” stormed Ain Al-Arous and Al-Badi’ villages in the countryside of Tal Abyad, north of Al-Raqqah. The raiding forces arrested nearly 35 persons from the two villages for several charges, including “dealing with SDF and spying for them”. The arrested persons were taken to unknown destination.

 

On May 22, Turkish-backed factions imposed new levies of seven bags of the harvest of wheat and barley on farmers and farmlands’ owners, who refused to leave their areas and pledged allegiance to these factions.

 

According to SOHR sources, Al-Hamzat faction informed the Mukhtars (villages headmen) and dignitaries of villages under the faction’s control in “Peace Spring” areas, to deliver the levies to the nearest headquarters in Tal Abyad and Ras Al-Ain. The Turkish-backed faction also threatened to set the crops on fire and take larger sums of the harvest, if farmers refused to present the required seven bags.

 

The factions seized all farmlands whose ownership documents have not been provided by the remaining residents in the area, so that Turkish-backed factions seized all properties of people who have fled the Turkish military operation “Peace Spring”.