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Turkey attacked North-East Syria 225 times in 15 days
...countryside resulted in 12 injured civilians, including five seriously, and one civilian killed. In another attack, three others were injured, including a child whose feet were amputated in Kermog village, east of Kobane. The shelling targeted the city of Kobane and the villages between Kobane and Tal Abyad (Kermog, Khani, Tal Hajib, Sarzuri, Koltbe). The military command of the Turkish occupation tried to distort the facts by showing the targeted civilians as fighters that they had been martyred during a clash, when in fact they were civilians injured during the barbaric Turkish shelling. Tal Abyad ...
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150 people abducted in a night raid in Girê Spî
In a night raid in Girê Spî, around 150 people have been abducted by Turkish jihadist occupation forces. Among them are also former mercenaries who were disarmed and taken to Turkey. Around 150 people were abducted from the Turkish occupied zone Girê Spi (ar. Tal Abyad) in the north of Syria. The ra...
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Gire Spi residents: We will never leave our land
Gire Spi residents voiced reaction to the ongoing attacks on the region and silence of Russia against the attacks, stressing that they will not abandon their homes under any circumstances. The Turkish state and allied gangs carry out brutal attacks on the villages in Gire Spi (ar: Tal Abyad) almost every day. Residents of the city protested the attacks and the silence of Russia, underlining that they would resist and never abandon their lands. Kelsem Hec Derwîş from the Cirin village in the west of Gire Spi, said, “How much longer will this repression go on? What does Erdogan want fr...
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Turkey’s attacks on Kobanê and Girê Spî continue
Turkish occupation forces and their jihadist proxies intensify their attacks on Kobanê and villages in the west of the occupied city of Girê Spî (Tal Abyad). Turkish occupation forces and their jihadist proxies have intensified their attacks on Kobanê and villages in the west of the occupied city of Girê Spî (Tal Abyad) for the past three days. According to reports from the ground, the occupation forces have bombed further areas in the western countr...
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Six civilians kidnapped in Turkish-occupied Girê Spî
...e Turkish army and allied mercenaries in the regions they have occupied in North-East Syria in violation of international law. Bombing of civilian settlements, murder, torture, and abduction have become routine in the occupied areas. According to reports from the ground, residents of the Girê Spî (Tal Abyad) Canton in northern Syria, which has been occupied by the Turkish army and allied gangs since October 2019, took to the streets yesterday, January 7, in protest at the worsening living conditions, high electricity prices, the heating problem and the ever-increasing illegalities. The occupation forc...
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Ongoing attacks on Kobanê and Girê Spî kill one, injure eleven civilians
Turkish occupation forces and their jihadist proxies intensify their attacks on Kobanê and villages in the west of the occupied city of Girê Spî (Tal Abyad). Turkish occupation forces and their jihadist proxies have intensified their attacks on Kobanê and villages in the west of the occupied city of Girê Spî (Tal Abyad) on Saturday. According to reports from the ground, the occupation forces launched a wave of artillery attacks against villages locat...
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Several injured in attacks on Kobanê and Girê Spî
...le also suffered injuries in the city of Kobanê in explosions that have not yet been clarified. According to initial reports, numerous people have been injured in attacks by the Turkish occupation forces and their jihadist proxies on Kobanê and villages in the west of the occupied city of Girê Spî (Tal Abyad). The attacks continue. On the other hand, three explosions were heard in Kobanê on Saturday and at least two people were injured. East of the city, the villages of Qeremox, Xanê, Til Hacib and Elîşar are being bombarded with artillery shells; several people have also been wounded here. The injure...
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SDF: 89 civilians killed by Turkish attacks in 2021
... states and military and intelligence occupation institutions. Despite the international consensus to recognize the demographic change as a genocide crime according to International law, the Turkish occupation and its mercenaries continue their crimes and violations in the occupied areas of Afrin, Tal Abyad, and Seri Kaney/ Ras al-Ain, such as replacing one group with another, forcing indigenous peoples by mass murder to migrate leaving their home country, and subjecting the remaining population to harsh security and living conditions to destroy them. These systematic scheme-based crimes represent th...
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Turkish forces killed 13 civilians, injured 27 others in North-East Syria in 2021
...during the Turkish state's attacks on North and East Syria in 2021. The US military withdrawal from North and East Syria on October 6, 2019 gave the green light for Turkish invasion attacks launched by the Turkish army against the north-eastern Syrian cities of Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ain) and Girê Spî (Tal Abyad). The Turkish state has hired mercenaries from al-Nusra and ISIS to attack the cities of Rojava. Against this invasion attack, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) put up unprecedented resistance. The invading Turkish state and its mercenaries received major blows in a 9-day battle. However, the forc...
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Mother and baby kidnapped in Turkish-occupied Girê Spî
...Kefa El-Erif and her baby. The family from the El-Meşhure tribe revealed that Kefa El-Erif's husband, Merwan El-Erif, and her father, Qasim were also kidnapped by the same forces. The Turkish-backed forces had previously kidnapped a woman and her baby in the Turkmen town of Hamam in Girê Spî (ar: Tal Abyad). The Turkish state has established a regime of terror in the territories it has invaded together with jihadist groups under its control. Crimes such as kidnapping, execution, torture, plundering and forced migration have become a daily routine and war crimes are systematically committed, especial...
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Turkish jihadist Dündar: ISIS made Turkey a province and appointed a governor
...ganda and recruitment were also being carried out here," he stated. WITH OWN IDENTITY CARDS IN ELAZIG AND ANTEP Mahmut Dündar stated that they travelled into Syria again in October 2014 on the orders of ISIS and that his family, Mahmut Taşar and his family, relocated from Antep to Rai and then to Tal Abyad (kr. Girê Spî). Dündar explained that his wife grew unwell while he was waiting for military training at the time and that they returned to Turkey in November 2014 with ISIS' approval. "My wife was treated in Tal Abyad for a period. When that didn't work, they issued a report for a medical operati...
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SDF reports ongoing Turkish provocations in Ain Issa
...ltration attempts by pro-Turkish mercenary units on the front line in Ain Issa. In Raqqa, a SDF member was injured when an IED exploded. In recent days, there have been massive troop deployments and provocations by Turkish-backed mercenaries on the front lines in the occupied areas around Girê Spî (Tal Abyad) and Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ain). The occupying forces are particularly focusing on the district of Ain Issa, which is located on the strategically important M4 highway. Turkey has great interest in occupying the northern Syrian lifeline that connects the entire region. Commenting on Tuesday's developm...
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SDF: The Turkish government carries out provocative mobilitazions
...ish government. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) warned of provocations by the Turkish government. In a statement the SDF said: "In the early hours of this afternoon, November 8, 2021, there were provocative mobilizations by Turkey-backed mercenaries on the frontlines in the areas of Ras al-Ain, Tal Abyad, Ain Issa, and parts of Manbij countryside. Hundreds of mercenaries accompanied by Turkish occupation soldiers and armored vehicles have been stationed at several junction points in the mentioned areas, and they have tried many times to provoke our forces, particularly in the eastern and western co...
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YPG Spokesman: We are ready to defend the region with new tactics
...ext two years. Turkish troops are being massed in the occupied areas in northern Syria. Speaking to the northern Syrian news agency ANHA, YPG Spokesman Nuri Mahmoud commented on these developments. He stressed that the defense forces had learned their lessons from the occupation of Afrin, Girê Spî (Tal Abyad) and Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ain) and were now prepared to use "new strategies and tactics to counter a possible attack." "Demonstration of Russia's power" Regarding the Russian maneuvers in the region, Mahmoud said: "With its maneuvers, Russia is trying to create the image that it is defending Syria ...
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SDF publishes balance sheet of attacks on Ain Issa
...Saqir first attacked the village of Hawija with heavy weapons. Subsequently, the village was bombed. ▪ On October 31, Hawija was again the target of heavy bombardment. ▪ The SDF also pointed out that attacks by the Turkish army and allied jihadist militias in western Ain Issa as well as Girê Spî (Tal Abyad), targets along the M4, in Khalidiya, Hoshan and Dibis continue to occur almost daily.
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A century-old chemical massacre in Kurdistan
...tions, including the HPG and KCK to “launch an investigation” after the Turkish army has frequently resorted to chemical weapons in Kurdistan. The relations of the OPCW, headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, with the Turkish state were criticized following the Turkish incursion against Gri Spi (Tal Abyad) and Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ain) in October 2019. Turkey's Ambassador to The Hague, Şaban Dişli, was reported to have donated 30,000 Euros to the OPCW at a time when statements concerning the use of chemical weapons against civilians by the Turkish army in this attack were issued. The OPCW prohibits t...
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YPG fighter wounded in battle for Serêkaniyê: "I was saved by YPJ fighters"
...ps during the invasion of northern Syria launched by the Turkish state two years ago. YPG fighter Devrim Azad was involved in this and told ANF what he experienced at the time. When the Turkish occupation attacks on the region began, we made our way to Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ain) and Girê Spî (Tal Abyad). On October 18, 2019, I was at the front line in the industrial area of Serêkaniyê. Heavy attacks had already taken place and there were casualties. We were down to a few and called for reinforcements, which arrived. Because the area was under intense attack, we had to make a tactical withdrawal. ...
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11 women abducted in Turkish-occupied Gire Spi in a month
At least 11 women have been kidnapped by the Turkish-occupied Gire Spi (Tal Abyad) city of northern Syria in the past four weeks. More reports are coming through of war crimes committed by the Turkish army and allied mercenaries in the regions they have occupied in North-East Syria in violation of international law. Bombing of civilian settlements, murder, torture, and abduction...
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PYD: We will liberate our lands from Turkish occupation
... PYD vows to continue the struggle until it liberates the occupied lands from the invading Turkish army. The General Assembly of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) issued a written statement marking the second year of the Turkish invasion and genocidal attacks on Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ain) and Girê Spî (Tal Abyad). “The invading Turkish state attacked Serêkaniyê and Girê Spi on October 9, 2019 to massacre and annihilate the Kurds, Arabs, Syriacs and other peoples in the region in an operation called the ‘Peace Spring’,” the statement recalled. 'TURKISH STATE INITIATED ETHNIC GENOCIDE' “Following its offe...
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Aldar Xelîl: Turkish invasion cannot continue
...les of the region are against the occupation. It is not possible for them to accept this invasion and remain silent. All kinds of work and activities are being carried out against the occupation. Occupation forces will be removed from Afrin first, and then from Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ain) and Girê Spî (Tal Abyad), as well as Jarablus, Azaz and al-Bab. The Turkish state must leave all the territories it has occupied. All political, organizational and military work should be channelled into this direction in every respect. What are the reasons the Damascus administration could not defy the Turkish occupatio...