The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

For “dealing with former Autonomous Administration” | Turkish Intelligence and Military Police arrest four civilians in Afrin

Aleppo province: Joint patrols between Turkish Intelligence and the Military Police stormed Deir Balot village in Jinderes district in Afrin countryside north western of Aleppo, and arrested three civilians including a woman for “dealing with the former Autonomous Administration”. Moreover, another patrol of the Turkish Intelligence arrested a woman from Jinderes district for the same accusation.

This comes as a part of the systematic policy adopted by Turkish forces and their proxy factions to force the remaining indigenous inhabitants to leave Afrin canton.

Earlier today, SOHR sources reported that members of a military police patrol arrested a woman from Aleppo city, a few days ago, while she was attempting to cross into Turkish territory, with the help of smugglers. The woman was taken to Ma’ratah prison in Afrin countryside.

On the other hand, Turkish intelligence released a civilian from Sheikhotka village in Ma’batli district in Afrin countryside in northern Aleppo, a few days ago, after having paid a fine of 1,000 USD. The man had been arrested on January 19 for “not cooperating with the factions and cover up properties belonging to Afrin residents who were forced to displace to the northern countryside of Aleppo.