Turkish-backed factions cut down olive trees in Syria’s Afrin
ALEPPO NORTHERN COUNTRYSIDE, Syria (North Press) – Militants of Turkish-backed factions cut down, yesterday, over 200 olive trees owned by residents of the countryside of Afrin, north of Aleppo.
Militants of the Turkish-backed Sultan Murad and Hamza factions cut down more than 200 olive trees belonging to Mustafa Rasho and Zaynab Ghazala, residents of Kabbashin village, in the countryside of Afrin, a local source told North Press.
The Turkish-backed armed factions cut down olive trees and turn them into firewood to sell them in local markets of Afrin or export them to areas held by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, formerly al-Nusra Front).
The city of Afrin and its villages, north of Aleppo, have been controlled by Turkish forces and the affiliated factions since March 2018.
Since then, the region has been witnessing ongoing security chaos accompanied by infighting among militants of the Turkish-backed factions, arrests, and kidnappings amid the factions’ disability to settle the security and spread safety.