{"id":77673,"date":"2022-05-14T20:13:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T20:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=77673"},"modified":"2022-05-14T20:13:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-14T20:13:36","slug":"settlers-in-afrin-protest-against-turkeys-settlement-plan-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/77673\/","title":{"rendered":"Settlers in Afrin protest against Turkey\u2019s settlement plan in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ALEPPO, Syria (North Press)<\/strong> &#8211; Dozens of the settlers in the city of Afrin, north Syria, protested on Saturday against Turkey\u2019s decision to build settlements for Syrian refugees in Syria. They also called for opening battles against the government forces so that they return to their original places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those settlers have&nbsp;come from other Syrian areas such as Rif Dimashq, Homs and Aleppo countryside, and settled in Afrin region and its countryside following the Turkish invasion of Afrin in March 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The demonstrators raised slogans against Russian-Turkish agreements. They also protested against settling Syrian refugees in areas held by Turkey and the affiliated opposition forces (SNA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\u201cThe members of the Military and Civil Police along with the members of the SNA cordoned off the place in which the protest took place,\u201d local sources told North Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The protesters called on the leaders of the SNA to open battles with the government forces so they could return to their original places, the source added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced a plan on May 3 to settle one million Syrian refugees to those parts of northern Syria under Turkey\u2019s control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the official Turkish statements, the project aims to build settlements in 13 regions under Turkey\u2019s control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkish-backed opposition forces (SNA) have controlled the Afrin region since March 2018 following a military operation that displaced more than 300,000 of the indigenous population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The area continues to witness frequent arrests, killings and extortion of the civilians in order to push them to leave their homes, according to media reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reporting by Farouq Hamo<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALEPPO, Syria (North Press) &#8211; Dozens of the settlers in the city of Afrin, north Syria, protested on Saturday against Turkey\u2019s decision to build settlements for Syrian refugees in Syria. 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