Turkish-backed faction sells civilians’ properties in Syria’s Afrin
ALEPPO NORTHERN COUNTRYSIDE, Syria (North Press) – Turkish-backed armed Syrian opposition faction sold yesterday two houses belonged to the indigenous people of Afrin city, northern Syria.
A unit commanded by Abu al-Qassem Turkmani, one of the leaders of the Sultan Murad faction, sold a house in the old neighborhood of the city for $1,600 to one of the settlers.
The house was located near Sheikh Shawakh mosque and was owned by Khalil Muhammad who hails from Gobalak village in Sharran district in Afrin countryside.
Similarly, a unit commanded by Abu Zeid in Sultan Murad faction sold another house situated near the old garage in the same neighborhood. A settler of Khan al-Sibl village, south of Aleppo, purchased it for $2,000.
The house was owned by the civilian Muhammad Abdullah from Basouta village in Afrin countryside, according to the same source.
The Turkish-backed Syrian armed opposition factions illegally sell properties of the indigenous people after were forcibly displaced from Afrin in 2018 following the Turkish invasion, human rights reports said.
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.