Turkish-backed Sultan Suleiman Shah Division controls village of Syria’s north
ALEPPO’S NORTHERN COUNTRYSIDE, Syria (North Press) – On Monday, the Turkish-backed Sultan Suleiman Shah Division (Amshat) led by Muhammad Al-Jassem “Abu Amsha” with his brothers reactivated in Sheikh al-Hadid district of Afrin countryside, north of Aleppo.
On February 22, an investigation committee issued several decisions against Amshat faction and charged “Abu Amsha” and his two brothers Malik and Walid Al-Jassem in addition to those close to him with “corruption in the land and exiling people from Afrin region.”
“Abu Amsha” returned with his brothers to the district and began his activities as a leader of Sultan Suleiman Shah Division without any objection by the factions or even the investigation committee tasked with investigating his violations in the region, a local source said.
Members of the division deployed several checkpoints at the entrances of the district and inspected all cars entering the area, the source told North Press.
Several accusations were leveled against “Abu Amsha” and members of his faction in his area of control in Sheikh al-Hadid in Afrin, such as collecting royalties and olive oil from farmers, seizing lands, rape cases, and filing false accusations against people to blackmail them.
In late 2021, opposition factions opened files and lawsuits against the “Sultan Suleiman Shah Division” and its leadership because of their violations in the Sheikh Hadid area.
Abu Amsha is the most prominent leader of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA); his faction controls the entire Sheikh Al-Hadid district, and has committed broad-scale violations in the region.
Areas held by the Turkish-backed factions are witnessing a state of infighting and security chaos, accompanied by assassinations and settling scores that aim to extend the power of one faction at the expense of another.