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Turkey’s SNA factions cut down dozens of trees in Syria’s Afrin
2023-07-18
[NPASyria] Militants of the Ottoman Turkish-backed armed opposition factions, also known as the Syrian National Army (SNA), cut down on Sunday dozens of trees in Afrin region in northwest Syria.

Afrin Post, a local news website, reported that the SNA snuffies cut down more than 20 olive and fruit trees near al-Zaydiyah neighborhood in the city of Afrin. The trees are owned by Imad Hussein, a Kurdish citizen from the village of Khalnereh, north of Afrin.

Afrin has been under the occupation of the Ottoman Turkish forces and their affiliated SNA since March 2018 following the so-called "Olive Branch" military operation to push away the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) under the pretext of protecting "Ottoman Turkish national security."

The operation caused the displacement of about 300,000 of the original inhabitants of the Kurds of Afrin who have been taking shelter in 42 villages and five camps in Aleppo northern countryside, locally known as Shahba region, since then.

After the occupation of Afrin, thousands of trees have been cut down by the SNA factions, according to press and human rights
...which often include carefully measured allowances of freedom at the convenience of the state...
 reports.

On July 7, snuffies of the Suqour Hayyan faction cut down 70 olive trees of Jihad Mannan Habib, who is one of the original people of the Kurds of Afrin and lives in the village of Bulbul, north of Afrin city.
Posted by:trailing wife

#4  Ever since Turkey invaded the Syrian borderlands, Turkish forces have been cutting down olive trees and destroying everything else to make the area uninhabitable to the native Kurd and tribal residents, while building new towns in which to rehouse the Syrian refugees who fled to since 2011.
Posted by: trailing wife   2023-07-18 21:28  

#3  This is an act that will engender hostility for a long, long time.

This is the middle east you're talking of. Has there ever been a time when there hasn't been hostility?
Posted by: AlanC   2023-07-18 14:23  

#2  Not just 'trees' ... cut down 70 olive trees. You plant an olive tree sapling so your grandchildren can harvest the olives! There are very good reasons why the bent olive branch wreath is a sign of peace. This is an act that will engender hostility for a long, long time.
Posted by: magpie   2023-07-18 11:13  

#1  Now they gonna have Greta on their asses!
Posted by: Chris   2023-07-18 07:42  

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