Turkish-backed factions impose royalties on olive oil crop in Syria’s Afrin
ALEPPO NORTHERN COUNTRYSIDE, Syria (North Press) – Turkish-backed Syrian armed opposition factions imposed yesterday, royalties on olive oil crop on residents of a village in Afrin region, north Syria.
The Turkish-backed al-Hamzat Division imposed royalties on the residents of the Kafr Shil village, north of Afrin, by about a quarter of the oil crop in addition to two US dollars for each picked olive tree, in an exclusive source told North Press.
Meanwhile, the Turkish-backed Sham Legion cut down olive trees of three residents of the village of Kafr Nabo, south of Afrin.
The faction cut down 400 trees of the three brothers, Mahmoud, Ibrahim, and Kheiro Zalouha, an exclusive source told North Press.
The Turkish-backed faction cuts down olive trees with the onset of winter season for sake of trading and selling the wood in the market, according to the source.
The city of Afrin and its villages, north of Aleppo, have been controlled by Turkish forces and the affiliated factions since March 2018.
The Afrin region has been witnessing cases of killing, kidnapping and arrest, in addition to frequent bombings, amid the inability of the factions controlling it to settle the security in the region.