HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – On Wednesday, IDPs from the Turkish-occupied city of Sere Kaniye criticized the visit of a delegation of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Coalition (SNC) to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRG).
On Tuesday, the SNC delegation headed by Nasir al-Hariri visited the KRG capital Erbil and met with officials of the Kurdish National Council in Syria (ENKS) and leaders in Kurdistan.
The visit sparked angry reactions from social media influencers, who consider the SNC the cause of the displacement of residents of Sere Kaniye, Tel Abyad, and Afrin.
They are our enemies
In Sere Kaniye Camp, east of Hasakah, IDP Abd al-Hadi Mohammad condemned the visit.
“The SNC is our enemy; how can we make agreements with it as it denies us and causes the displacement of thousands of civilians from their cities?” Mohammad asked.
Mohammad was displaced along with eight of his children after Turkey and its affiliated armed opposition groups entered the city. Turkish planes destroyed the house of one of his sons, while the armed groups robbed his properties and possessions when they controlled the city.
Mohammad called for Kurdish political parties to unite.
Many reports issued by international human rights organizations indicate that the Turkish-backed armed groups commit violations amounting to crimes against humanity.
“The armed groups, which the SNC represents, caused our displacement,” IDP Abdullah Seydo told North Press.
He described the delegation’s visit to Erbil as “a step that does not serve the Kurdish interest at all.”
He demanded the Kurdish parties “unite, leave their differences aside, work to serve the people and return them to their land.”
Tens of thousands of Sere Kaniye’s displaced residents reside in tents in the camp, run by the Autonomous Administration in North and East Syria (AANES) in the countryside of Hasakah.
Daham Mohammad, an IDP from Sere Kaniye said that he was a farmer, and now he is an IDP living in a tent.
“They took all of our possessions. Now we cannot return because the armed groups will arrest us and ask for ransom to release us,” he added.
“We want the Kurds to be as one. The SNC is our enemy; how can ENKS meet them when they caused our displacement?” he asked.
“Our separation is what they aim for, but we need to be united,” he pointed out.
The SNC did not mention its meeting with ENKS; it only published its meeting with the political officials of the Syrian issue in Kurdistan.
Sere Kaniye and Tel Abyad have been under the Turkish control since late 2019, when a Turkish invasion resulted in the displacement of 300,000 civilians, according to human rights reports.