Turkish occupation, its mercenaries kidnap a number of civilians in Afrin, Aleppo countryside

Aleppo, SANA – The Turkish occupation and its mercenaries of terrorist organizations continued their criminal acts against people in Aleppo northern countryside, carried out raid campaigns, and kidnap a number of civilians.

Local sources told SANA that terrorist groups from the so-called “Faylaq al-Shām”, military police ,and “Mohammed al-Fateh” fraction linked with the Turkish occupation forces, have stormed houses in Jamla village in Jindires area in Afrin and Maamlo village in Ma’batli area in the northern countryside of Aleppo, kidnapping five civilians, including two brothers.

The sources noted that the raid campaigns were accompanied by shooting bullets to spread fear among the people, particularly children and women in order to blackmail families of the civilians by asking for exorbitant ransoms and in the foreign currency in exchange for their release.

In a relevant context, the sources pointed out that the terrorists of the so -called “Sultan Murad Division” have tortured three elderly people from Qart Qalaq village in Afrin area in Aleppo northern countryside.

Haybah Sleman/Shaza Qriema