Turkish-backed SNA faction arrests 2 people in Syria’ Afrin
AFRIN, Syria (North Press) – On Monday, militants of Sham Legion, a faction affiliated with the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA), arrested two people in Afrin countryside, northwestern Syria, following their participation in Jindires protests.
Exclusive sources told North Press that militants of Sham Legion arrested Khalil Ibrahim, 35, and Omar Omar, 20, from the village of Baye in the Sherawa district under the pretext of participating in Jindires protests.
On the eve of Newroz, March 20, militants of Ahrar al-Sharqiya faction opened fire on local residents celebrating Newroz, a Kurdish national occasion, in the town of Jindires, 20 km west of Afrin, killing five Kurdish men.
Following the crime, massive public demonstrations took place in Jindires and other areas in Afrin.
The Monitoring and Documentation Department of North Press recorded the arrest of six people in Afrin under the charge of participating in protests in Jindires and raising flags of Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Jaysh al-Sharqiya faction assaulted and beat two people for the same reason.
On March 23, Kurdish protestors and relatives of the victims of Jindires crime demanded in a statement to prosecute the perpetrators and the ousting of the SNA factions from Afrin regions.