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Turkish attacks killed 5 people in Gire Spi and Ain Issa in 10 days
The latest wave of Turkish attacks on Gire Spi and Ain Issa left five people dead, four of whom were members of the Internal Security Forces, and two other people injured. Wîsam El-Omer, Spokesman of the Military Council of Gire Spi (ar:Tal Abyad) announced the 10-day balance sheet of Turkey’s attacks. In a press statement on Tuesday, Wîsam El-Omer pointed to Turkey’s violation of the ceasefire and stated that many villages such as Kor Hesen, Fatise, Siwêd, Ehmediye have been targeted 30 times by armed drones, tanks and snipers in the past...
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Serêkaniyê Refugee Committee condemns international silence on Turkey’s crimes
...ntinued. The statement urged human rights organizations, pro-peace groups, the UN, Russia and the US to fulfil their duties against the crimes of the invading Turkish state. Displaced people from Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ain) are accommodated in the Washokani camp. The towns of Serêkaniyê and Girê Spî (Tal Abyad) in northern Syria were occupied by Turkey in October 2019. According to human rights institutions, about 175,000 people had to flee Serêkaniyê and Girê Spî due to the invasion. Some of the IDPs from Serêkaniyê have been accommodated in three camps in the Cizîrê region, while the vast majority of t...
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‘Turkey’s refugee resettlement seeks to change the demographic structure’
...tics and humanity. He urged the international community to take a stand against the crimes of the Turkish state, to remove the Turkish forces from Syrian territory and to ensure the safe return of refugees. According to data from the Girê Spî Canton Council, the number of refugees from Girê Spî (Tal Abyad) who settled in the rural areas of Tabqa and Raqqa is now over 100 thousand. Moreover, the number of refugees settled in the Girê Spi Refugee Camp is 6,540. The number of refugees deported from Turkey has also increased after Turkish officials announced their plan to resettle one million Syrian re...
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Two children die in fire at Washokani camp
...ers arrived at the scene, the fire had spread to five other tents. The deceased children are six-year-old Ebid Mehmûd Semo and his one-year-younger brother Zahir Mehmûd Semo. Displaced people from Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ain) are accommodated in the Washokani camp. The towns of Serêkaniyê and Girê Spî (Tal Abyad) in northern Syria were occupied by Turkey in October 2019. According to human rights institutions, about 175,000 people had to flee Serêkaniyê and Girê Spî due to the invasion. Some of the IDPs from Serêkaniyê have been accommodated in three camps in the Cizîrê region, while the vast majority of t...
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Turkey deports more than 4,000 Syrian refugees to resettle in occupied Girê Spî
...of Erdogan's colonial project. Following Erdogan's announcement, racist attacks on Syrian refugees have surged in Turkey, with numerous refugees being deported from the country. According to the Rojava-based Hawar News Agency (ANHA), a significant number of Syrian refugees arrived in the Girê Spi (Tal Abyad) Canton from two directions. Citing local sources, ANHA reported that 4,181 refugees have come to Girê Spi in the last 5 months. The refugees in question are from Idlib, Homs, Hama and East Ghouta. Meanwhile, the number of refugees deported to the Turkish-occupied canton last month reached 1,191. ...
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SDF fighter martyred in Turkish attack in Gire Spi countryside
...d drone strikes. The Press Centre of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced the martyrdom of one of their fighters. Accordingly, SDF fighter Hiwa Baran from South Kurdistan (North Iraq) fell in a brutal Turkish shelling on the village of Kor Hasan, in the western countryside of Gire Spi (ar: Tal Abyad). The SDF Press Centre statement published on Wednesday said, “As part of their legitimate right to self-defense, the resistance of our SDF continues on all fronts against the Turkish occupation and its ISIS remnant mercenaries, showing remarkable heroism in thwarting the attacks of the enemies a...
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102 French MPs: We must not allow Erdogan's army to attack our Kurdish allies again
...ldean, Armenian and all other ethnic groups live together and try to organise themselves in a democratic, feminist and ecological system, despite the terrible conditions of war. They are fighting to build peace in constant dialogue with the population." The MPs recalled the occupation of Girê Spî (Tal Abyad) and Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ain) in October 2019 and stated: “In 2019, Erdogan launched an offensive that was accompanied by countless civilian victims, destruction and barbaric acts and aimed at destabilising the social and political fabric. In the face of the abuses committed by the Turkish army, Wes...
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At least 9 injured in ongoing attacks on villages of Til Temir
Turkey escalates its attacks on North-East Syria after its announcement of an imminent military operation seeking to invade the entire region in violation of international law. The Internal Security Forces announced in a statement on Saturday that the ongoing attacks of the Turkish army and allied m...
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Three SDF fighters martyred in Turkish attacks
...s. Serdar Cuma Herco and Mihemed Şakir Hemê were killed in Turkish artillery attacks in Girê Spî, Hemed Xalid El-Elac in Ain Issa on Wednesday. SDF fighters Serdar Cuma Herco, Mihemed Şakir Hemê and Hemed Xalid El-Elac were martyred in artillery attacks by the Turkish occupation forces in Girê Spî (Tal Abyad) and Ain Issa. This was reported by the Media and Communication Centre of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in a statement released on Thursday, which includes the following: “The Turkish occupation and its mercenaries continue their daily attacks on the north and eastern Syria, using all kinds ...
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Abdi: Turkish attacks on security forces threaten the security of the region
...ttack this morning which targeted a car carrying members of the Internal Security Forces in Ain Issa, leading to the martyrdom of 4 members. The tweet by Abdi said: "A Turkish UCAV targeted this morning a car carrying members of the Internal Security Center in Ain Issa, as they were heading to the Tal Abyad IDPs camp, in which 4 members were martyred." “The Internal Security Institution is concerned with protecting the security of cities, civil institutions, refugee camps and ISIS detention camps, and targeting them directly threatens the security of the region.” Pointing to the increasingly ongoing...
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Turkish attack injures 3 members of Assyrian Khabour Guards in Til Temir
...occupies a key position in Turkey's occupation plans because the M4 runs through the town. The international transport route is considered the lifeline of northern Syria because it connects the Euphrates and Cizîrê regions. Since the Turkish state's invasion of Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ain) and Girê Spî (Tal Abyad), which started on 9 October 2019, more than thirty villages outside Til Temir have been occupied. Attacks in the region occur almost daily, phases of high intensity alternating with phases of low intensity. Twenty-seven villages in the Khabur Valley are directly on the front line, and five of all ...
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SDF Military Councils confirm their readiness to repel any potential Turkish aggression
...nder the umbrella of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) issued separate statements on Monday, confirming their readiness to repel any Turkish aggression against north and eastern Syria. Raqqa Military Council: “If a war is imposed on us, we will make it a revolutionary war, defending our region” Tal Abyad Military Council: ”Our war will be all-out and will not be limited to a place or area.” Manbij Military Council: “We are not a proponent of war, but if we have been attacked, we will be a model of heroism and resistance in the face of the invaders” Tal Tamir Military Council, the Syriac Militar...
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Villages in Ain Issa under artillery fire
...lf-governing regions of Euphrates (Kobanê) and Cizîrê. For two and a half years now, the city has been in the crosshairs of Turkey and Islamist proxy troops, with heavy artillery hitting residential areas and the M4 almost daily. Since the occupation of Serêkaniyê (ar: Ras al-Ain) and Girê Spî (ar: Tal Abyad), sporadic attacks to wear down and displace civilians have taken place as of October 2019 as part of a low-intensity war. Numerous villages in the region have already been destroyed and depopulated.
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SDF announces the martyrdom of three fighters
...r which they gave their sacred blood and liberating all the occupied areas. The following are the martyrs’ records: The following are the martyrs’ records: Nom de guerre: Alan Gri Spi Real name: Marwan Obeid Ali Mother’s name: Farida Father’s name: Obeid Place and date of birth: Gri Spi/ Tal Abyad 01/01/2000 Place and date of martyrdom: al-Hasaka 11/07/2022 *** Nom de guerre: Jan Sher Real name: Ahmed Sabri Muslim Mother’s name: Jahida Father’s name: Sabri Place and date of birth: Kobane, Qaramog, 1/1/2000 Place and date of martyrdom: al-Hasaka 11/07/2022 *** Nom de guerre: Ak...
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Turkey’s criminal record of phosphorus bombs
... while. Once the combustion begins in victims, it is very difficult to stop. If it starts with skin contact, it can burn people to the bone. TURKISH STATE USED PHOSPHORUS IN SERÊKANIYÊ The Turkish army used phosphorus bombs against the SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) and civilians in Girê Spî (ar: Tal Abyad) and Serêkaniyê (ar: Ras al-Ain) during its invasion attacks launched on October 19, 2019. Human rights organizations in the region reported that 33 people were burned in this attack; 23 of whom were civilians and 10 SDF fighters. Since the 6 people killed in Turkey's phosphorus attack were burned...
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Turkey continues to attack Til Temir
Turkish attacks against the Autonomous Administration regions of Northern and Eastern Syria continue unabated. Artillery attacks on densely populated villages are reported from Til Temir. Turkey is continuing its attacks against the Autonomous Administration areas in Northern and Eastern Syria unaba...
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IDPs: Our Eid wish is to expel the occupiers and return home
IDPs from Turkish-occupied Serekaniye (Ras al-Ain) and Gire Spi (Tal Abyad) stated that the joy of Eid al-Adha would not be complete without the withdrawal of the Turkish occupation, and that their only wish on this holiday was to return home. The Girê Spî camp was established by the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria on November 22, 2019, near the village ...
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Turkish attacks kill 2 civilians, injure 4 others in northern Syria in 3 days
The Military Council of the Turkish-occupied Girê Spî (ar: Tal Abyad) announced the consequences of the latest wave of attack on North-East Syria. Girê Spî Military Council Commander Riyad El Xelef stated on Tuesday that the Turkish attacks against the regions of Girê Spî and Ain Issa have claimed the lives of two civilians and left another four injured in the last ...
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Civilian killed in attack on Ain Issa
...lmost daily attack again by the Turkish army and its commanded Islamists of the "Syrian National Army" (SNA) - a coalition of reactionary, Islamist and fundamentalist militias financed and directed by the Turkish government. The town is centrally located between the occupation zone around Girê Spî (Tal Abyad) and Raqqa on the M4 highway. The motorway is a strategic target for the Turkish invading forces, as it runs through northern Syria like a lifeline. On the one hand, the aim is to interrupt the east-west connection between the self-governing areas through the attacks, but in perspective, the aim i...
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Heavy Turkish mobilization in Serêkaniyê after protests by residents
...ests came after the so-called "Health Committee" had closed pharmacies and seized medicines in medical warehouses in Serêkaniyê on the 28th of June with the aim of obtaining bribes and making money. BACKGROUND Three years ago, the Turkish state occupied the northern Syrian cities of Girê Spî (ar: Tal Abyad) and Serêkaniyê (ar: Ras al-Ain) after brutal attacks. Both towns were almost completely destroyed by the attacks in October 2019. Since the occupation by the Turkish army and its Islamist proxies, multiple war crimes and human rights violations have been committed against the indigenous population...