Assault and shooting of a Kurdish youth in the village of Tal Aran in the countryside of Aleppo

Local sources reported that on Wednesday, August 13, an armed group affiliated with the General Security affiliated with the new Syrian Ministry of Defense attacked the Kurdish youth ‘Aqid Bashar from the Rashwan clan in the Kurdish village of Tal Aran in the southeastern countryside of Aleppo.

According to the sources, the young man, Akid Bashar, was beaten by members of the group that accused him of belonging to the PKK, directing racist statements to him such as “You are Kurds, PKK, terrorists,” adding “We are Arabs and you are atheist infidels.” As he tried to escape, the gunmen shot him in the foot, resulting in a gunshot wound to the foot, but he managed to escape without being arrested.

The sources added that, after the incident, members of the group insulted members of the young man’s family with profanity and racism.

SheAfrin Human Rights Organization -SyriaViolations continue in the Kurdish villages of Tal Hasel and Tal Arran in the southeastern countryside of Aleppo, where they are subjected to murders, kidnappings and arrests by factions formerly known as the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army, which are currently affiliated with the General Security. According to the organization, more than 10 Kurdish youths from Tel Aran have been kidnapped and arrested, and two have been killed in mysterious circumstances since the fall of the former Syrian regime. She stressed that these violations are being carried out against the indigenous Kurdish population without accountability or control from the Syrian interim authorities.

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