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2023-08-23 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
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Turkey deports Syrians, arrests Kurds, sends reinforcements to Syria de-escalation zone
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Turkish reinforcements arrive in de-escalation zone in NW Syria
Aug 22, 2023
[NPASyria] Turkish forces sent on Monday night a new military convoy consisting of military and logistic supplies to the de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria a day after Russian airstrikes targeted the area.
Military sources told North Press that a Turkish military convoy consisting of over 14 military and logistical vehicles, including armored vehicles, entered Syrian territory through Kafr Lossin border crossing and headed towards Turkish posts in the city of al-Atarib in the western countryside of Aleppo.
The convoy included 12 armored vehicles with two trucks carrying ammunition and logistic supplies to reinforce Turkish posts near contact lines with government forces, the sources added.
The Turkish reinforcements came 24 hours after Russian warplanes targeted the vicinity of the city of Idlib.
The number of Turkish military bases and checkpoints deployed on the Idlib frontlines, southwards to Hama countryside, has increased to 23 posts and bases that overlook the strategic M4 and M5 Highways.
This is the third military convoy sent during August. On August 12, Turkey sent similar reinforcements to southern Idlib.
Turkish intelligence arrests Kurdish civilians in Syria’s Tel Abyad
Aug 22, 2023
[NPASyria] In coordination with Turkish-backed armed opposition factions, aka Syrian National Army (SNA), Turkish Intelligence raided on Tuesday a civilian house in the village of al-Ali Bachliya, about 30 km south of the city of Tel Abyad, north of Raqqa Governorate, northern Syria.
As a result, four individuals, including a 19-year-old young woman, were arrested on charges of collaborating with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
An exclusive source informed North Press that “Five vehicles belonging to the Turkish Intelligence and its affiliated Military Police raided the house of a person known as Abu al-Souda in the al-Ali Bachliya. He was involved in smuggling people towards Turkish territory.”
The source added, “As a result of the raid, the Turkish Intelligence arrested four Kurdish young people including a woman. They had arrived in the area with the intention of reaching Turkish territory as a first step towards crossing into Europe.”
The Turkish Intelligence transferred the detainees to an anti-terrorism center in the city of Tel Abyad for interrogation, alleging that they had come to the area to carry out plans for the benefit of the SDF, according to the source.
The source emphasized that arbitrary arrests of residents traveling to and from the areas under the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) are carried out under the pretext of security threats and collaboration with the SDF, without any evidence or subjecting them to independent legal courts.
Turkey deports over 270 Syrians to north, NW Syria
Aug 22, 2023
[NPASyria] Turkish authorities deported on Tuesday over 270 Syrian refugees to areas under the control of Turkish-backed armed opposition factions, aka Syrian National Army (SNA) through the crossings of Tel Abyad, Bab al-Salama, and Bab al-Hawa.
An exclusive source told North Press that the “Turkish authorities handed over approximately 160 refugees, including 58 women with their children, to the Military Police, affiliated with the SNA, at the crossings of Tel Abyad in northern Raqqa Governorate, northern Syria, and Bab al-Salama in northern Aleppo.”
“The Turkish authorities also deported 110 other Syrian refugees towards areas controlled by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS – formerly al-Nusra Front) in Idlib Governorate, northwest Syria, including 45 women with their children, through Bab al-Hawa crossing,” the source added.
The source further stated that the deportation process occurred after taking their biometric data, including eye and handprints, to prevent their permanent return. However, their relatives residing inside Turkey were not informed about their deportation to Syria.
According to private sources, “The number of Syrians who were deported from Turkey has exceeded 11,500 people during August, with expectations of continued forced deportation operations.”
Turkish border guards assault Syrian asylum-seekers in Afrin
Aug 22, 2023
[NPASyria] Turkish border guards assaulted on Monday night a group of Syrians while attempting to cross the Syrian-Turkish border in the countryside of Afrin, northwestern Syria.
“Back, you wankers — get back! We’re full up and don’t want no more o’ ye!” Local sources told North Press, Turkish border guards assaulted and beat 13 individuals while trying to cross the border to Turkey near the village of Dayr Sawwan in northeastern Afrin.
The border guards detained the individuals until Tuesday at dawn then handed them over to the Military Police, a faction affiliated with Turkish-backed armed opposition, aka the Syrian National Army (SNA), in Afrin. All of the individuals were severely tortures, of whom three men were hospitalized, according to the sources.
As of the first half of 2023, the number of affected Syrian asylum seekers has reached 452 individuals, including 20 children and 26 women. Tragically, 25 people were killed and 121 others were injured during direct targeting by live bullets while attempting to cross the Syrian-Turkish border. In addition, Turkish border guards have assaulted and beat 306 individuals and have used excessive force to prevent them from crossing the border.
Turkish border guards shoot two Syrians, arrest others
Aug 21, 2023
[NPASyria] Turkish border guards shot on Monday two civilians while attempting to cross the border from a village in Idlib Governorate, northwest Syria. They also arrested five others.
An exclusive source told North Press that the two young men, Saif Burhan and Muhammad Haj Khaled, were shot by the Turkish border guards while attempting to cross into Turkey from the village of Azmarin in northwest of Idlib.
After crossing the border, the border guards arrested five civilians, including a girl, along with the two young men. They transferred them to a security center located near Azmarin, in preparation for their transfer to a detention center in Antakya, a province in southwest Turkey, the source added.
The Turkish forces took their iris scans and finger prints to prevent them from entering Turkey, the exclusive source said.
It is expected that they will be deported back to Syrian territories through Bab al-Hawa border crossing, according to the source.
Most of those who try to enter Turkish territory resort to dangerous smuggling routes to reunite their families or get a job opportunity to meet their needs, especially in light of poor living and economic conditions people suffer from in northwestern Syria.
SNA arrests Kurds for not joining protests in Syria’s Afrin
Aug 21, 2023
The Suleiman Shah Brigade (al-Amshat), affiliated with the Turkish-backed armed opposition factions, aka the Syrian National Army (SNA), raided houses of Kurds in the countryside of Afrin, northwestern Syria. They arrested people who refused to protest against US sanctions on SNA leaders.
Sources told North Press that armed militants of the al-Amshat arrested 18 individuals in the towns of Mabata and Sheikh al-Hadid and forcibly evacuated the families of detainees from 10 houses hours after relatives were detained.
On August 17, the US Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) targeted the Suleiman Shah Brigade and the Hamza Division, as well as their leaders, Mohammad Hussein al-Jassem, his younger brother Walid, and Sayf Boulad Abu Bakr, for committing serious human rights abuses against those residing in Afrin region, particularly the Kurds.
The sources added, the SNA factions forced the locals to participate in protests against US sanctions. They charged the detainees with supporting the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES).
Turkey forcibly deports 20 Syrian refugees to northern Syria
Aug 20, 2023
[NPASyria] Turkey deported on Saturday 20 Syrian refugees to northern Syria through Sere Kaniye (Ras al-Ain) border crossing with Turkey in the north of Hasakah, northeastern Syria.
Exclusive sources told North Press that the Turkish authorities forcibly deported 20 Syrian refugees, including three women, to the countryside of Hasakah held by Turkish-backed armed opposition factions, aka the Syrian National Army (SNA).
Earlier on Saturday, the Turkish authorities deported more than 175 Syrian and Iraqi refugees to regions in northern Syria through the Tel Abyad and Bab al-Hawa border crossings with Turkey.
Turkish authorities deport 80 Syrian refugees to Syria’s Idlib
Aug 20, 2023
[NPASyria] Turkish authorities deported on Sunday at least 80 Syrian refugees, including 12 women and their children, to Idlib Governorate, northwestern Syria, through Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, in Idlib.
“The Turkish authorities handed over 80 Syrian refugees, including 12 women and their children, to the administration of Bab al-Hawa crossing, run by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS – formerly al-Nusra Front), a private source told North Press.
The deportation process occurred after obtaining all their identification documents, fingerprints, forcibly preventing them from returning permanently to Turkish territory. Furthermore, their relatives residing within Turkey were not informed, according to the source.
An exclusive source told North Press that more than 2,200 Syrian refugees were deported from Turkey to Syria via Bab al-Hawa crossing during August. 
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