Hundreds of thousands displaced because of Turkish invasion

Hundreds of thousands of people were forced to leave their homes because of the Turkish state invasion of North East Syria. Over 159,721 people emigrated to Hesekê and Raqqa provinces alone.

The Autonomous Administration of North-East Syria said that the Turkish state and its mercenaries forced thousands to flee their homes since the attacks began on 9 October. In particular thousands of people were forced to leavey Girê Spî and Serêkaniyê. According to the Autonomous Administration at least 300 thousand people were displaced.

The Social Affairs Council said that so far "159,721 people have migrated to Hesekê and Raqqa provinces alone."

As of the end of October, the Social Affairs Council said the numbers of displaced people are as follows:

CIZÎRÊ REGION

The number of people displaced from Serêkaniyê to Hesekê: 36,722

The number of people displaced from Serêkaniyê to the southern villages: 1,235

Number of people displaced from Serêkaniyê and countryside to Til Temir and countryside: 25, 234

Number of people displaced from the central and border villages of Amûdê to the settlements in the south of the city: 8,000

Number of people displaced from the Cewadiyê region on the border line to the south of the town: 4,000

The number of people displaced from Dirbesiyê and its countryside to the southern countryside of the city and to Hesekê: 11,630

Number of people displaced from the border line to the settlements south of Dêrik: 6,030

Number of people displaced from Dêrik to Til Koçer: 1,335

The number of people displaced from Qamishlo to the settlements in the south of the city: 6,282

Number of people displaced from Qamishlo to Til Hemis: 353

Number of people displaced from the border line of Tirbesiyê to the settlements to the south: 5,000

Total number of people displaced to Hesekê: 113,659

EUPHRATES (FIRAT) REGION

Number of people displaced from Girê Spî to Raqqa: 10,200

Number of people displaced from Eyn Isa to Raqqa: 2,500

Number of people displaced from Girê Spî to Raqqa countryside: 19,500

Number of people displaced from Eyn Îsa and its countryside to the Cirniyê district: 973

Number of people dsiplaced from the northern countryside of Eyn Isa to the southern countryside: 2,500

Number of people displaced from Girê Spî to Eyn Îsa: 6,000

Number of people displaced from Siluk and its countryside to Eyn Îsa and Raqqa: 11,700

Total number of people displaced to Raqqa center: 52,200

Total number of people displaced to Hesekê and Raqqa provinces: 159,721

Hundreds of thousands of Kurds, Arabs, Armenians, Assyrians, Turkmen and Chechens who were forcibly displaced by the Turkish state, are now witnessing their homes plundered and occupied by terror and mercenaries groups under Turkey control.

The displaced people as well as the Autonomous Administration reminded the international community, especially the UN, that what is being carrying out is a war crime.

Silva Mehmûd Mislim, who was forced to migrate from her home in Serêkaniyê due to the attacks of the Turkish state and now live, with 6 more families, in a house that does not even have doors and windows in the village of Til Nisrî  in Til Temir, said: "The Turks occupied our house. We want Turkey to leave our houses. We need to find a solution that would allow us to go back to our homes."

Evîn Mistefa Bozan, who shared the same house with Silva Mehmûd Mislim, had to emigrate from Serêkaniyê. "How can we go back while the mercenaries and the Turks are there?" Evin asked adding, "We do not trust any force other than YPG. We want to return to our homes and live as before."

An Arab woman and her family, Meryem Elî, who had to emigrate from the village of Souda between Til Temir and Serêkaniyê, shares a ruined house with 3 more families. Elî said: "Free Syrian Army mercenaries came and took us out of our house forcibly. We could not get anything except the clothes we were wearing. Now we need everything. We want to return to our home."

Ehmed Silêman, a refugee from Serêkaniyê, who took a gun to protect his land and stated that his family is living in a school in Hesekê, came to the village of Til Nisri to find a house. Ehmed Silêman stated that his house was hit by warplanes: "Our house, our property has been plundered."