General Security personnel detained Alan Mohammad Siraj Sheikhani and transferred him to a security branch, amid mystery surrounding the reasons for his arrest and his fate.
Alan Mohammad Siraj Sheikhani, a Kurdish youth from the Al-Corniche neighborhood in the city of Qamishlo, faces an unknown fate following his arrest at the Athriya checkpoint on September 6, while traveling to the city of Damascus for medical treatment, according to reported information.
According to available data, personnel affiliated with General Security at the Athriya checkpoint, located on the road connecting Raqqa and Salamiyah, arrested Alan Mohammad Siraj Sheikhani—whose mother is Souria Mohammad—and took him to a security branch.
The youth’s arrest occurred during his journey from Qamishlo to Damascus, where he was heading to receive medical care due to his illness and need for treatment.
The reasons for Alan’s arrest remain unknown to date, while he remains in detention amid uncertainty surrounding his whereabouts and fate.
Local sources indicated that his phone was searched prior to his arrest, without informing him or his family of any official charges or legal grounds for the detention.
Arrests at checkpoints—particularly targeting Kurdish civilians arriving from or heading to Damascus from northeastern Syria—raise human rights concerns regarding applied procedures, detention guarantees, and legal processes.
Human rights reports over the past year have also documented cases of Kurds being detained at security checkpoints, including incidents involving the detention and abuse of civilians while traveling between northeastern Syria and other regions.
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