Feuding factions in Afrin | Liwaa al-Ghab member dies under torture in headquarters of group of al-Hamza Division
Aleppo province: SOHR activists have reported that a member of Liwaa al-Ghab faction, led by “Alaa Junaid”, died under torture in the prison of a group of al-Hamza Division, led by “Abu Jaber al-Butran”, after he was arrested in Julqan village in Jendires district in Afrin countryside over the clashes in the past hours.
According to SOHR activists, the dead man had been arrested by al-Hamza Division members and taken to the leadership headquarters of Abu Jaber al-Butran’s group in al-Basouta village.
The man was subjected to severe beating and brutal torture in that headquarters, which led to his death.
This development came after yesterday’s violent clashes among groups of al-Hamza Division, which led to the evacuation of Alaa Junaid from Liwaa al-Ghab headquarters arrest of several members of the faction, including Alaa Junaid’s brother, “Osama Junaid”, after he was injured and tortured by “Hassanki Barir”, the leader of an armed group of al-Hamza Division in Afrin. “Barir” has been currently stationed at the former headquarters of Asayesh Forces.