{"id":125513,"date":"2025-05-07T13:10:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T13:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=125513"},"modified":"2025-05-07T13:10:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T13:10:53","slug":"ne-syrias-aanes-demands-justice-over-appointment-of-accused-war-criminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/125513\/","title":{"rendered":"NE Syria&#8217;s AANES demands justice over appointment of accused war criminal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria called on the Syrian judiciary on Wednesday to hold war criminals accountable instead of appointing them to senior government positions, following the controversial appointment of a military commander implicated in serious human rights violations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, the AANES criticized the Syrian Ministry of Defense for appointing Ahmad al-Hayes \u2014 also known as Abu Hatem Shaqra \u2014 to a leadership role within the army, despite his alleged involvement in war crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe strongly condemn the appointment of Abu Shaqra, the man responsible for the killing of Kurdish politician Hevrin Khalaf, to a senior military position,\u201d said Adalat Omar, head of the Women&#8217;s Coordination Board in the AANES.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow can someone who committed murder and mutilated the body of a political victim be rewarded with an official post?,\u201d Omar wondered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ahmad Al-Hayes is on the U.S. sanctions list for his involvement in Khalaf\u2019s assassination and is also accused of grave human rights abuses and links to the Islamic State (ISIS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Omar told North Press that \u201cthe Syrian judiciary must fulfill its responsibilities and ensure justice for the victims of the Syrian conflict by prosecuting those responsible for war crimes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Syrian Ministry of Defense appointed al-Hayes on May 5 as commander of the Division 86, which operates in the Deir ez-Zor, Hasakah, and Raqqa regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Zana al-Ali<\/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=\"NE Syria&#039;s AANES demands justice over appointment of accused war criminal \u2013 North Press\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s3VJOG6p-PU?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>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria called on the Syrian judiciary on Wednesday to hold war criminals accountable instead of appointing them to senior government positions, following the controversial appointment of a military commander implicated in serious human rights violations. 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