Following the occupation of Afrin, the village of Basilê in the Sherawa district and most of the other villages in the district came under the control of the invading Turkish state and its mercenaries. The residents of these villages were forcibly displaced.

Xelil Ebdo Oso (66) from the Basilê village moved to the village of Dêr Cimêlê in the neighboring Shehba Canton after the occupation of his village. Oso goes to Aqibe village every day to see his village, which is just one kilometre away from there.

Oso lives in the village of Dêr Cimêl near the Aleppo-Dîlok road (214) along the borders of the villages in Sherawa district.

To fulfil his longing, Oso keeps visiting his village where he had a small, landed property.

Speaking to ANHA, Oso said: "When I visit the places where I grew up, I get emotional. I remember old memories. After the occupation, the Turkish army turned the village of Basilê, which is about 15 km away from the city centre, into a military base. The Turkish army also dug trenches over the ruins of houses.”

Oso added: “Many houses in the village were destroyed before our eyes. We have nothing to do, but to be patient and resist. We will return home. Watching my village from afar is just afflicting.”

The invasion forces confiscated all the property and olive trees owned by Oso, who concluded by saying that he would fight until the liberation of Afrin and his village, Basilê.