SNA arrests man for participating in Syria’s Jindires protests
AFRIN, Syria (North Press) – The military police linked to the Turkish-backed Syrian opposition factions, also known as the Syrian National Army (SNA), arrested on Friday a man from the village of Dik Obassi, in Afrin’s Bulbul district north of Aleppo for participating in the Jindires protests.
An exclusive source told North Press that members of the military police raided the house of Salah Hamo, 44, and arrested him under the charge of participating in the Jindires protests following the killing of five civilian Kurds on the eve of Newroz by Ahrar al-Sharqiya militants.
On the eve of Newroz, March 20, militants of Ahrar al-Sharqiya faction opened fire on local residents celebrating Newroz, a Kurdish national holiday, in 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 source added that Hamo was accused of other charges, such as receiving funding from abroad and the intention of wanting to arm Kurds in the region through voice notes on his phone, enticing contacts towards mutiny and arming themselves against Turkish-backed opposition factions, attest to, the authorities say.
On March 27, militants of the SNA Sham Legion arrested Khalil Ibrahim, 35, and Omar Omar, 20, from the village of Baye, in the Sherawa district, following their participation in Jindires protests.
The Monitoring and Documentation Department of North Press recorded the arrest of six people in Afrin under the charge of participating in Jindires protests and raising the flag of Kurdistan of Iraq. Ahrar al-Sharqiya severely beat and injured two persons for the same reason.
On March 23, Kurdish protestors and relatives of the victims of the Jindires killings demanded the prosecution of the perpetrators and the exit of SNA factions from Afrin in a statement.