150 civilians massacred, 298 wounded in Afrin in 14 days According to the Health Council of Afrin Canton, 150 civilians were killed and more than 298 others were wounded as a result of attacks by the Turkish army and allied gangs that commit a war crime in the northern Syria territory.

150 civilians massacred, 298 wounded in Afrin in 14 days
According to the Health Council of Afrin Canton, 150 civilians were killed and more than 298 others were wounded as a result of attacks by the Turkish army and allied gangs that commit a war crime in the northern Syria territory.

The casualties of the Turkish attacks on the civilian population of Afrin are rising daily. The Health Council of the Canton of Afrin has researched the current situation in the hospitals of the city and the districts of Sherawa, Cinderês, Rajo, Shiye and Bilbilê and announced a balance of the past two weeks.

As Ancela Reşo, co-chair of the Health Council, states, the civilian population has been under attack since the beginning of the invasion attacks 15 days ago: "The AKP government targets civilians, children and women."

Within 14 days, 298 civilians were injured and 150 were killed in districts and villages of Afrin, according to data we managed to gather from hospitals. "These numbers are increasing every hour. These figures are from the information available to us. We suspect the real numbers are even higher.”

According to Ancela Reşo, most of the victims are Arabs who have fled to safe territory of Afrin since the beginning of the war in Syria.

“Many of those killed are these migrants, women and children. On the fourth day of the attacks, a family from Idlib who were running a chicken farm in the village of Cilbirê in Sherawa were hit. Children and women were massacred there. On January 28, the house of a 25-member Aleppo family was attacked in the village of Gobele. Turkey is carrying out massacres against the civilian population."

Commenting on the Health Council's works, Ancela Reşo said: "We have health centers in all districts. The injured are initially taken there and, if necessary, transferred to the central hospital."

Ancela Reşo stressed that the SDF fighters are trying to protect the civilian population but could do nothing against air strikes and artillery attack. As Turkish ground forces could not advance in the face of SDF resistance, the civilian population is being bombed, Ancela Reşo said. Many of the injured had lost limbs and many of the dead had dismembered bodies.

“People are getting hit in their homes and their bodies are torn apart and sometimes we cannot find the bodies even. Videos also show what kind of a crime against humanity is committed here.”

Ancela Reşo called on the United Nations and all international institutions to investigate the situation on the ground and see the crime against humanity for themselves. She said they are documenting the targeting of civilians in the attacks, noting that they can give these to anyone that wants to get them.

"We urgently need medical support. Even ambulances are being attacked while transporting the injured. People are migrating to Afrin centre because of the attacks. We need solidarity”, she added.

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Asya Abdullah: “The resistance will increase in Afrin”

TEV-DEM Co-chair Asya Abdullah stated that there is a historic resistance in Afrin against the Turkish state’s genocidal attacks and gave the message that they will be increasing the resistance with the spirit of Avesta Xabur.

Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM) Co-chair Asya Abdullah spoke to ANHA about the Turkish state’s invasion attacks and the Resistance of the Age.

Abdullah said the Turkish state is aiming to implement a genocide against the Kurdish people through the violent bombing of Afrin for the last 14 days and added: “Afrin is part of Syria and has a population of hundreds of thousands. Today in front of the whole world to see, a most vile attack against human morality is underway. The Afrin region is under bombardment by jets, tanks and all kinds of heavy weapons. All these meetings for a solution to the Syrian crisis are in vain. Where is the solution? Where is peace?”

Abdullah pointed out that the Turkish state is attacking the ancient history and the social reality of Kurds and humanity and spoke about the success of the Syrian Democratic Forces against ISIS gangs.

“SILENCE CREATES POOLS OF BLOOD”

Abdullah protested the silence of the International public in the face of the Turkish state’s physical and cultural genocide in Afrin: “The truth of the matter is that they don’t care that the Kurdish people are faced with destruction and massacres. Kurds are experiencing a genocide, and the whole world is watching. There must be pressure against the Turkish state to stop their attacks. If this isn’t stopped, the lives of the peoples of the region will come under threat. If this isn’t stopped, this pool of blood won’t dry out, and this silence by the International public means support for terrorism.

“THEY ARE TEARING APART THE BODIES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN”

“In published videos, you can see that children, women and the elderly are targeted and dismembered violently by the Turkish army. This is a great shame for the whole humanity,” said Abdullah and likened the Turkish state’s attacks against civilians and civilian residential areas in Afrin to ISIS attacks.

“THE PEOPLE WILL RESIST AND AVENGE THEMSELVES”

TEV-DEM Co-chair Asya Abdullah stated that the people of Afrin have been displaying a historic resistance since January 20 and concluded with: “Avesta Xabur sacrifice action took the Afrin resistance over the top, and gave a message to the Turkish state that the people of the region will be avenged. There are hundreds of female fighters and they have all taken their place in the front lines. YPJ fighters’ leadership in the Kobanê and Raqqa resistances is an example. The fighters that have ended ISIS will also bring about the end of the Turkish state in Afrin. All women will resist with the spirit of Avesta Xabur who delivered a heavy blow to the Turkish army and with their strong faith in victory.”

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