A young man killed, another wounded by a landmine blast in Girê Spî countryside

A young man lost his life and another was injured in a landmine blast in the town of Silûk in occupied Girê Spî.

According to Hawar News Agency (ANHA) citing local sources, a landmine exploded near the village of El Zaezû in the town of Silûk. As a result of the explosion, a young man named Muhned Hesen El Umer lost his life, while his brother Salih Umer was seriously wounded.

One of the areas occupied by Turkey in northern Syria is the region of Girê Spî. The formerly multicultural, self-governing region was occupied by Turkey in October 2019 and has been controlled by the Turkish intelligence service and jihadist mercenaries since. According to the Girê Spî Cantol Council, more than 100,000 people had to flee the region after the Turkish invasion. People loyal to the Turkish regime are resettled in their place as the Turkish state is pursuing an intensive settlement policy, systematically expelling the Kurdish population from the occupied areas.

Following the occupation of the Girê Spî Canton by the Turkish state and its mercenaries on October 9, 2019, thousands of its residents were forcibly displaced. A policy of "Turkification" was systematically imposed on the local people who remained in the canton. While Turkish has been adopted as the language of instruction, educational materials have been reorganized according to schools in Turkey.