According to sources in the Canton of Afrin, mercenaries affiliated with the invading Turkish state and settlers in the Zaviye Mountain region and Atme town have cut down more than 520 olive, apple, black plum, almond and walnut trees in the villages of Kurzêlê and Eyndarê in Sherawa and the village of Coqê in Afrin.

The cut trees belonged to citizens named Reşîd Ebdo, Rêzan Ebdo, Mistefa Ebdo, Mihemed Îbo, Mistefa Mihemed and Yûsif Ebdurehman from the villages of Kurzêlê and Eyndarê.

In the village of Coqê, 20 olive trees belonging to a citizen named Osman Hec Hemîd were cut down in Afrin. Footage of mercenaries cutting trees in the Cindirêsê appeared in the press.

The Turkish army and its mercenaries have been continuing the destruction of nature since they occupied the Canton of Afrin.

According to the data of legal organizations, the Turkish army and its mercenaries have cut down more than 367,000 trees, burned about 13,500 trees and more than 12 hectares of agricultural land since they occupied Afrin Canton.