{"id":115869,"date":"2024-08-07T16:46:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T16:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=115869"},"modified":"2024-08-07T16:46:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T16:46:08","slug":"sna-faction-sets-fire-to-old-growth-trees-in-syrias-afrin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/115869\/","title":{"rendered":"SNA faction sets fire to old-growth trees in Syria\u2019s Afrin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AFRIN, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>A faction affiliated with the Turkish-backed armed opposition, aka the Syrian National Army (SNA), on Wednesday deliberately set fire to forests in Afrin region, northwestern Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Press correspondent reported that an armed group affiliated with the SNA\u2019s Samarkand faction set fire to the forests of Mount Qazeqli in the town of Jindires, west of Afrin city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added, citing a local resident, that the purpose of starting fire is to log and use the burned trees to make charcoal and sell it in local market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fire is still ongoing with no efforts being made by the authorities there to extinguish them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city of Afrin, with the 366 towns and villages, have been under the Turkish occupation and the control of the SNA factions since 2018 following a military operation dubbed \u201cOlive Branch\u201d that aimed at pushing away the Kurdish People\u2019s Protection units (YPG) under the pretext of protecting the \u201cTurkish national security.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the occupation of Afrin in 2018, SNA factions have been extensively logging trees and clearing large areas of land. 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