{"id":124188,"date":"2025-04-10T10:10:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T10:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=124188"},"modified":"2025-04-10T10:10:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T10:10:09","slug":"settlers-in-syrias-afrin-cut-down-hundreds-of-trees-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/124188\/","title":{"rendered":"Settlers in Syria&#8217;s Afrin cut down hundreds of trees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AFRIN, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> In recent days, settlers affiliated with Turkish-backed Syrian armed factions who have been residing in Afrin region, northwestern #Syria, since 2018, cut down hundreds of trees, local sources told North Press on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sources described the process as large-scale deforestation carried out with apparent impunity under the watch of Turkish-backed authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sources added that dozens of pine trees were felled by individuals in the village of Qatma in the Sharran subdistrict of Afrin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deforestation reportedly covered a broad area of woodland stretching across the northern and western outskirts of Qatma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tree cutting is described as indiscriminate and extensive, targeting forested areas critical to the region&#8217;s environmental balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sources further alleged that the logging was conducted openly and without fear of repercussions, citing deliberate inaction by the military outpost of a Turkish-backed faction tasked with the village&#8217;s security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Siwar Hamo<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Settlers in Syria&#039;s Afrin cut down hundreds of trees\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LZQpsar_PAM?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AFRIN, Syria (North Press) \u2013 In recent days, settlers affiliated with Turkish-backed Syrian armed factions who have been residing in Afrin region, northwestern #Syria, since 2018, cut down hundreds of trees, local sources told North Press on Thursday. 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