Turkish border guards injure 3, arrest 15 asylum seekers in north Syria
HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – Turkish border guards shot on Friday at asylum seekers who tried to cross the border into Turkey from Hasakah Governorate in northeast Syria, injuring three and arresting 15.
The Turkish border guards injured three people, including a woman, and arrested 15 others who were trying to cross the border from the town of Mabrouka in the west of the city of Sere Kaniye (Ras al-Ain), north of Hasakah, an exclusive source told North Press.
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. They use the Turkish territory to cross to Europe aiming at seeking asylum.
The border guards hospitalized the injured and transferred the arrestees to the city of Tel Abyad, the source said.
Both Sere Kaniye and Tel Abyad have been under the occupation of the Turkish forces and has been controlled by the SNA factions since 2019 following the so-called “Peace Spring” military operation that aimed to push away the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) under the pretext of “protecting the Turkish national security.”