{"id":105917,"date":"2023-10-09T16:56:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T16:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=105917"},"modified":"2023-10-09T19:59:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T19:59:17","slug":"turkey-completes-constructing-new-settlement-in-syrias-afrin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/105917\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey completes constructing new settlement in Syria\u2019s Afrin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

AFRIN, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> A local association with Turkish coordination recently completed the construction of a new settlement near the town of Jindires in the countryside of Afrin Region, northwest Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In September, local organizations, with the support of Saudi Arabia and Turkish coordination, constructed<\/a> the second-largest settlement complex in Afrin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources in local councils managed by Turkey in Afrin, told a North Press that a local association, believed to be supported by Palestinian organizations, completed the establishment of 75 prefabricated rooms near the village of Aghjala in the countryside of Jindires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The number of settlements built by Turkish, Kuwaiti, Palestinian, and Qatari organizations in the Afrin Region is approximately 38. These settlements are distributed in the areas and towns of Sharran, Sheikh Hadid, Jindires, Bulbul, and Rajo, near the city of Afrin, according to the Monitoring and Documentation Department of North Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sources mentioned that the new settlement was established near another one that was constructed about a year ago by Palestinian organizations, where the total number of rooms in the two settlements reached to around 150 prefabricated residential rooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afrin has been under the occupation of Turkey and the Turkish-backed armed opposition factions, aka the Syrian National Army (SNA) since 2018 following a military operation dubbed \u201cOlive Branch\u201d against the Kurdish People\u2019s Protection Units (YPG) under the pretext of preserving Turkey\u2019s national security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Afrin was once 90-95% Kurdish, the indigenous population was largely forced out during Turkey\u2019s 2018 invasion of the region. Today, around one-third of Afrin\u2019s inhabitants are Kurdish, while the remaining two-thirds are Arab settlers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Asaad al-Haj<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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