Turkish-backed factions cut tens of tress in north Syria’s Afrin
ALEPPO NORHTERN COUNTRUYSIDE, Syria (North Press) – A Turkish-backed armed opposition faction cut, yesterday, 50 pomegranate and olive trees besides four tall nuts trees in the Turkish-controlled region of Afrin, north Syria.
Adel Suleiman, a citizen who owns the trees, has displaced following the Turkish invasion.
The faction’s purpose is to trade with the wood in the local market in north of Aleppo, eyewitnesses told North Press.
A report released by the Human Rights Organization-Afrin early this year said the Turkish forces and their affiliated Syrian opposition factions have cut up to 314,400 olive and forest trees since the invasion of Afrin region.
“They burned more than 11,000 olive and forest trees and an agricultural area equivalent to 11,000 acres”, the report added.
The Turkish-backed faction cuts down olive trees with the onset of winter season for the sake of trading and selling the wood in the market.
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.