Campaign of Arrests and Assaults on Kurdish Women During Security Raids Targeting the Towns of Tal Aran and Tal Hasil in the Eastern Countryside of Aleppo
On Tuesday, June 30, 2026, the predominantly Kurdish towns of Tal Aran and Tal Hasil in the Aleppo countryside witnessed a campaign of raids and arrests carried out by patrols of the security forces affiliated with the temporary authority. The operation included an assault on a Kurdish woman while she was demanding that the personnel produce an arrest warrant—an incident documented by local sources and video footage—amidst the continued absence of any official clarification regarding the reasons for the campaign or the legal basis for the measures taken.
Sources reported that members of the force physically assaulted Ms. Nazha Hamki after she filmed the raid operation and demanded that the personnel produce an arrest and search warrant.
Furthermore, video recordings showed a gathering of several women during the execution of the raids, where they demanded that the security personnel produce judicial warrants for arrest and search, while the execution of the campaign continued inside the two towns.
Local information indicates that the security campaign was accompanied by a widespread security deployment, in which dozens of military and security vehicles participated, alongside the imposition of a security cordon and the closure of the entrances and exits of the two towns, causing a state of fear and anxiety among the civilian population.
According to statements from local sources, this incident comes in the context of what sources describe as ongoing prosecutions and security measures targeting Kurdish civilians in the Aleppo countryside, amidst fears of escalating violations against the population, and demands to respect legal guarantees, halt arbitrary arrests, protect civilians, and ensure that women are not subjected to assault during the execution of security operations.
