Turkish border guards assault Syrians for crossing border in Afrin
AFRIN, Syria (North Press) — Turkish border guards assaulted, on Saturday, a group of Syrians after they tried to cross Syrian-Turkish border from the countryside of Afrin Region, northwest Syria.
Local sources from the region told North Press that border guards severely beat 15 people while trying to cross the border near the village of Khazafiya in the town of Sheikh Hadid, northwest Afrin.
The border guards detained the group and handed them over to Sultan Suleiman Shah Division (Amshat) and scars of extensive torture were obvious on the bodies of some of them, the sources added.
Most of those who try to enter Turkish territory resort to dangerous smuggling routes to reunite their families or get a job opportunity to meet their needs, especially in light of poor living and economic conditions people suffer from in northwestern Syria.