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.

According to information provided by local sources, members of the Turkish-backed Abu Amir and Abu Ahmad al-Shami mercenary groups affiliated with the al-Salis Division attacked a young man in the occupied Gire Spi (Tal Abyad) city.

The young man, identified as Mihemed Xelîl El Mihemed from the Ala Cis Arabi tribe, lost his life as a result of a deadly attack.

Tensions erupted in the area after the Ala Cis Arabi tribe asked the mercenaries to hand over the murderer to them.