{"id":103186,"date":"2023-08-22T10:20:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T10:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=103186"},"modified":"2023-08-22T10:20:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T10:20:24","slug":"turkish-border-guards-assault-syrian-asylum-seekers-in-afrin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/103186\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Turkish border guards assault Syrian asylum-seekers in Afrin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AFRIN, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Turkish border guards assaulted on Monday night a group of Syrians while attempting to cross the Syrian-Turkish border in the countryside of Afrin, northwestern Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Local sources told North Press, Turkish border guards assaulted and beat 13 individuals while trying to cross the border to Turkey near the village of Dayr Sawwan in northeastern Afrin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The border guards detained the individuals until Tuesday at dawn then handed them over to the Military Police, a faction affiliated with Turkish-backed armed opposition, aka the Syrian National Army (SNA), in Afrin. All of the individuals were severely tortures, of whom three men were hospitalized, according to the sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of the first half of 2023, the number of affected Syrian asylum seekers has reached 452 individuals, including 20 children and 26 women. Tragically, 25 people were killed and 121 others were injured during direct targeting by live bullets while attempting to cross the Syrian-Turkish border. In addition, Turkish border guards have assaulted and beat 306 individuals and have used excessive force to prevent them from crossing the border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Mo&#8217;ayed al-Sheikh<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AFRIN, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Turkish border guards assaulted on Monday night a group of Syrians while attempting to cross the Syrian-Turkish border in the countryside of Afrin, northwestern Syria. 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