Ongoing violations | Turkish proxies cut trees in Afrin almost daily

Aleppo province: Since Turkish forces and their backed factions took control of Afrin in March 2018, “national army” has felled vast swathes of forest and olive trees to sell them as fire logs, the majority of these forests have been turned into barren lands by illegal deforestation and logging, as well as large numbers of olive trees belonging to displaced people have been cut down by Turkish proxies of “Olive Branch operation”

SOHR activists have reported that armed men of “Al-Hamza division” have cut down more than 300 olive trees belonging to a civilian from Drakarih village in Maabatli district.

 

” Suqour Al-Sham Brigade” continues cutting olive trees in “Ali Jarrow” village in Bulbul district, in full view of the people and in broad daylight, however, nobody is able to deter them. In recent days, the faction has cut down almost 250 trees some of them have been completely felled and some partially cut down, then the faction sold them as fire logs. ”

 

The Syrian Observatory affirms that Turkish forces and their proxies keep breaching all international laws and charters, and with nobody being able to put an end to these “grave” violations, despite SOHR repeated warnings about the dreadful humanitarian situation in the region.

We, at the Syrian Observatory, renew our call on international organizations and UN Security Council to work hard and exert pressure on the Turkish government to stop daily violations against human beings, trees, and stones in the areas of Euphrates Shield, olive branch, and peace spring.