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  • After Assad's Departure.. "Abu Amsha" Launches Arrest and Extortion Campaign in Afrin Villages

  • Sultan Suleiman Shah Militia's Escalating Practices Indicate Security Situation Deterioration in Afrin with Absence of Armed Factions' Oversight
After Assad's Departure..
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"Sultan Suleiman Shah Brigade" militia led by Mohammed al-Jasem, known as "Abu Amsha," began wide raid campaign in "Shiye/Sheikh Al-Hadid" district of occupied Afrin countryside, including imposing hefty tributes and arbitrary youth arrests.

Militia elements since yesterday stormed "Hekche" village in district, executing random arrests targeting numerous young men. Detainees subjected to brutal torture methods in militia detention centers.

Area witnessed dangerous escalation in "Abu Amsha" militia violations, imposing doubled financial tributes on local residents, coinciding with unprecedented arrest and assault campaign.

Turkish-backed militias continue persecution and torture policy against Kurdish residents in Afrin, despite repeated demands ending Turkish occupation of region.

Rights reports indicate documenting hundreds of Afrin violations since occupation, including kidnapping, arrest, torture, tribute imposing, and forced displacement operations, within systematic policy targeting region's demographic change.

Rights activists confirm international community movement necessity stopping these violations, finding radical solution ensuring Turkish occupation end and displaced persons' return home.

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