The Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM) condemned the Syrian government's attempts to change demography in Til Eran and Til Hasil in the north of Aleppo, in a written statement published on Friday.

The statement said: "After 9 years of struggle in Syria, we continue to fight against the chauvinist policies and mentality of the dominant party.

The Syrian government still looks at the Kurds as if they are not Syrians and wants them to leave Syria. It approaches the Kurds as if they were more dangerous than the invading Turkish army and plays with their fate. The Syrian government, which is making new decisions targeting the existence of the Kurdish people in different regions, has recently put into practice this policy in Til Eran and Til Hasil, where more than 125 thousand people live."

The statement added: "These regions were left vulnerable to the attacks of al-Nusra and other groups in the summer of 2013. Massacres followed. Dozens of civilians were killed, kidnapped and the fate of many people is still unknown. The responsible for this massacre is the Syrian regime, which does not defend civilians."

The statement continued: "The Syrian government followed a brutal policy towards the Kurds in the middle of the last century, known as 'Arab belt'. Today, there are attempts to repeat the same scenario in Til Eran and Til Hasil. To accomplish this, the coronavirus outbreak is seen as an opportunity. The proof of this is the conversion of school buildings in both cities into quarantine center. In addition Roma people (gypsy) from the government-controlled regions have been placed in these schools. The aim is to empty both towns and replace the population with chauvinist Roma families. During this period, the invading Turkish state, Efrîn, Serêkaniyê and Girê Spî.

The areas where the Roma live are located in the central regions of the country. The Syrian government could move the quarantine centers of the Roma to these regions. Instead the government transferred the Roma to Til Hasil and Til Eran."

TEV-DEM condemned the Syrian government for opening quarantine centers in Til Eran and Til Hasil and said: "We call on all civil society organizations and the United Nations to put pressure on the Syrian government to end this policy."