AANES hands over 2 women, 13 children of ISIS families to Spain
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) handed over on Monday two Spanish women and 13 children of the family members of the Islamic State Organization’s (ISIS) militants to Spain.
This took place after a Spanish delegation headed by Guillermo Anguera Gual, Adviser in Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visited the AANES-held areas, according to AANES’ Department of Foreign Relations.
The delegation was received by officials of the department, Women’s Board and Women’s Protection Units (YPJ).
During the meeting, both parties talked about the humanitarian, political, economic and security situations in Syria and the necessity of solving the Syrian crisis in line with the UN resolution 2254.
Fanar al-Gaeit, deputy co-chair of the department, said that the AANES “adopts intra-Syrian dialogue to achieve stability and political solution.”
Al-Gaeit stressed that Turkish-Syrian rapprochement does not accomplish Syrians’ interests. “Turkish threats to carry out an incursion in northeastern Syria will lead to a humanitarian catastrophe and they go against the goal of International Coalition [US-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS], which is maintaining peace and security in the region.”
The official said that the persistent closure al-Ya’rubiyah (Tel Kocher) border crossing increases the economic and humanitarian consequences, “which is unfair to millions of people who live in north and east Syria.”
Gual, in turn, stressed that Spain supports the AANES in all sectors, including humanitarian, economic and security ones through the Coalition.