...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire..., cut down 300 olive trees in the town of Jindires in Afrin countryside, northwestern Syria, to set up tents for settlers and its members.
An exclusive source told North Press that the faction cut down trees to establish a settlement and set up tents for settlers and its members in the village of Sindiyanke.
On Feb. 13, members of the Jaish al-Sharqiya and other SNA factions chopped trees in Kafira village in Jindires town to sell as firewood to homeless people affected by the earthquake, exploiting the needs of the earthquake-affected people, according to the source.
Jindires, in the Afrin region, is among the worst earthquake-affected areas in Syria, with 513 dead and 831 injured. Over 200 buildings have completely collapsed and around 500 have been partially damaged.
Afrin, including Jindires, has been under the occupation of the
The operation caused the displacement of about 300.000 of the original inhabitants of the Kurds of Afrin who have been taking shelter in 42 villages and five camps in Aleppo northern countryside, locally known as Shahba region, since then.
After the occupation of Afrin, thousands of olive trees have been cut down by the SNA factions, according to press and human rights
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SNA Leader Steals Tents Of Quake-Hit People In Syria’s Jindires
[NPASyria] A leader of a Turkish-backed faction in a village in Afrin, northwest Syria, stole on Monday 29 tents meant to be delivered to people affected by the Feb. 6 earthquake that hit the town of Jindires west of Afrin, a local source said.
The source told North Press that Ibrahim al-Qadi, leader of Sultan Muhammad al-Fateh, a faction of the Turkish-backed Syrian opposition factions, also known as the Syrian National Army (SNA), in the village of Termisha in Shiekh Hadid district stole 29 tents and all relief aid and emergency kits attached to them that are meant to be delivered to IDPs in Jindires that are affected by the earthquake.
At dawn on Feb. 6, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit south and central Turkey and northwest Syria, leaving more than 44.000 dead and much more injured, in addition to flattening an uncounted number of buildings in both countries.
Jindires is the most affected area in Syria by the earthquake, as 513 individuals were killed and 831 others were injured, in addition to the destruction of 200 buildings and the partial damages to over 500 others.
The source added that al-Qadi sold each tent for between 200 and 300 USD without the supplements and relief aid.
On Feb. 8, dozens of residents in Afrin attacked the relief office of the city’s local council, affiliated with the Syrian opposition, after refusing to provide aid for those affected by the earthquake.
Afrin has been under the control of Turkey and its affiliated SNA factions since March 2018.