{"id":5615,"date":"2019-09-10T04:28:47","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T01:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/syria-new-visual-evidence-of-bulldozing-the-ali-dada-historic-shrine-in-afrin\/"},"modified":"2019-09-10T04:40:57","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T01:40:57","slug":"syria-new-visual-evidence-of-bulldozing-the-ali-dada-historic-shrine-in-afrin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/syria-new-visual-evidence-of-bulldozing-the-ali-dada-historic-shrine-in-afrin\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria: New Visual Evidence of Bulldozing the \u2018Ali Dada\u2019 Historic Shrine in Afrin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Violations by the Turkish military and rebel allies against Afrin and its people have been numerous since the launch of the military operation till after seizing full control of the city and its surroundings, on March 18, 2018.<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Taking over Afrin after a week of fierce battles with the Autonomous Administration\u2019s People&#8217;s Protection Units (YPG) in the context of the Operation Olive Branch, the Turkish forces bulldozed a large part of the 400-year old,<a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.fr\/maps\/place\/Senar%C3%AA,+Syria\/@36.463682,36.6131139,208m\/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x152f78a90944a48b:0x162e63f2010218e2!8m2!3d36.4682653!4d36.6060184\">al-Foqania Cemetery<\/a> (the Upper Cemetery), in the village of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.fr\/maps\/place\/Senar%C3%AA,+Syria\/@36.4626836,36.6134363,1672m\/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x152f78a90944a48b:0x162e63f2010218e2!8m2!3d36.4682653!4d36.6060184\">Sinnara (Senar\u00ea)<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Shaykh+Al+Hadid,+Syria\/@36.500546,36.5902849,15z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x152f787d579b3745:0x88b4c9c16fb98a2c!8m2!3d36.5003488!4d36.5999443\">Shaykh Al Hadid<\/a> district, rural <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Afrin,+Syria\/@36.5092414,36.8285597,13z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x152f93f987fca169:0xedd9b3393ae9421b!8m2!3d36.5122781!4d36.8653891\">Afrin<\/a>. They also completely demolished its historic shrine \u2018Ali Dada\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to STJ field researcher, the bulldozed cemetery contains the graves of Sinnara and Anqala (Anqel\u00ea) villages\u2019 people.<a href=\"#_ftn3\" name=\"_ftnref3\">[3]<\/a> It also contains a shrine dates back to 1636; hence its importance. Those two villages located to the west of Afrin, 4 to 5 km from the Syria-Turkey border. The population of Sinnara reached three thousand people in early 2018, while that of Anqala was about two thousand people then.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a separate incident, on August 12, 2018, the Turkish army completely bulldozed the Martyrs&#8217; Cemetery (also known as the Martyr Avesta\u2019s Cemetery), which is located on the way to the village of Marateh, in Afrin. This cemetery was established during the Operation Olive Branch and contains about 200 graves of YPG fighters and civilians from Afrin who fell in the battles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Further, the Martyr Seydou Cemetery, in the village of Kafr Safra of Jindires district, rural Afrin, which contains the graves of YPG fighters, was partially destroyed as a result of artillery shelling on February 5, 2018, by the Turkish army and allied opposition groups in the context of the Operation Olive Branch. As reported by STJ field researcher. He added that the village of Sinnara has another small cemetery called the al-Tahtaniah Cemetery (the Lower Cemetery)-which never been bulldozed- located in the west, on the road to the Shaykh Al Hadid district.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5530\" src=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0642\u0628\u0631\u0629-\u0645\u0639-\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0642\u0628\u0644-\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0632\u0627\u0639-516x516.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0642\u0628\u0631\u0629-\u0645\u0639-\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0642\u0628\u0644-\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0632\u0627\u0639-516x516.jpg 516w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0642\u0628\u0631\u0629-\u0645\u0639-\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0642\u0628\u0644-\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0632\u0627\u0639-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0642\u0628\u0631\u0629-\u0645\u0639-\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0642\u0628\u0644-\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0632\u0627\u0639.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0642\u0628\u0631\u0629-\u0645\u0639-\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0642\u0628\u0644-\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0632\u0627\u0639-585x585.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The upper image shows the \u2018Ali Dada\u2019 shrine before being bulldozed by the Turkish forces. Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/snaranews\/\">Senar\u00ea News Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The lower image is from Google Earth, shows the shrine and the cemetery on September 1, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5535\" src=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u0623\u0628\u0639\u062f-\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0642\u0628\u0631\u0629-\u0645\u0639-\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0642\u0628\u0644-\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0632\u0627\u0639-516x516.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u0623\u0628\u0639\u062f-\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0642\u0628\u0631\u0629-\u0645\u0639-\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0642\u0628\u0644-\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0632\u0627\u0639-516x516.jpg 516w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u0623\u0628\u0639\u062f-\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0642\u0628\u0631\u0629-\u0645\u0639-\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0642\u0628\u0644-\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0632\u0627\u0639-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u0623\u0628\u0639\u062f-\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0642\u0628\u0631\u0629-\u0645\u0639-\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0642\u0628\u0644-\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0632\u0627\u0639.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u0623\u0628\u0639\u062f-\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0642\u0628\u0631\u0629-\u0645\u0639-\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0642\u0628\u0644-\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0632\u0627\u0639-585x585.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The upper image shows the \u2018Ali Dada\u2019 shrine before being demolished by the Turkish forces and a side of the cemetery before being bulldozed. Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/snaranews\/\">Senar\u00ea News Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The lower image is from Google Earth, shows the shrine and the cemetery, on September 1, 2017.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Incident details:<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(Mahmoud.S.A), a local of Sinnara, who is currently residing in Europe, considered bulldozing the al-Foqania Cemetery and the demolish of its historic shrine, a crime that infringe on the cultural of his ancestral heritage. Mahmoud told STJ that in the first half of March 2018, less than two weeks after the Turkish army and allied Syrian opposition groups took control of the town of Sinnara, he learned through his relatives in the village that the Turkish army bulldozed the al-Foqania cemetery with the aim of establishing a military base there. He added:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201cNo one of our village\u2019s people dared go near the cemetery to verify the news we had heard. So, I asked an elderly man from the neighboring village of Anqala to try to take a photo of the cemetery, but he wasn\u2019t even able to do that, since photography is banned by the al-Waqqas Group, which had arrested many people from the two villages for this reason and held them for months before being bailed out. In early April 2018, however, the news of bulldozing a large part of the village\u2019s cemetery was confirmed by a local driver, who inquired about that from a Turkish soldier of Kurdish origin-who got into his car to drive him somewhere. The soldier confessed the bulldozing of a large part of the cemetery and finding two bodies haven\u2019t decomposed yet. I suggested that one of those two bodies are for my uncle who passed in late 2017 at the age of 70 and the other for an elderly man from the village who died after him.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mahmoud added that the Turkish Army bulldozed all of the graves of his family members and haven\u2019t established a military base on the cemetery ground as planned. However, in Eid al-Fitr, on June 15, 2018, the Turkish army allowed the villagers to visit the graves of their dead in the cemetery, and then they saw it razed with their own eyes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201cAfter the Turkish Army bulldozed two-thirds of the cemetery, including the historic shrine, its soldiers withdrew and the cemetery was opened to the public again. My relatives in the village confirmed to me that about 500 graves were bulldozed including those of my father, uncle, grandfather, who died in 1915, and others of my dead relatives, which are all located near the \u2018Ali Dada\u2019 historic shrine north of the cemetery. Despite entering the cemetery, still they did not dare taking photos, for fear of possible retribution by the Turkish forces and allied Syrian armed groups who showed no mercy and committed atrocities against defenseless civilians in Afrin and its suburbs, who have no choice, but to show patience.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mahmoud concluded:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201cWhat happened was terrible, many people of our village, Sinnara, and the neighboring Anqala, lost the graves of their relatives and loved ones. The Turkish Army assumes the whole responsibility of this violation. We call on the UN and Syria\u2019s stakeholders to put an end to the violations committed by the Turkish military and allied rebel groups against Afrin\u2019s people, culture and heritage and to end their occupation of the city.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5540\" src=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0628\u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e-4-\u0623\u064a\u0627\u0631-2018-\u062a\u064f\u0638\u0647\u0631-\u062a\u0646\u0627\u0642\u0635-\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0627\u062d\u0627\u062a-\u0627\u0644\u0632\u0631\u0627\u0639\u064a\u0629-757x516.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0628\u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e-4-\u0623\u064a\u0627\u0631-2018-\u062a\u064f\u0638\u0647\u0631-\u062a\u0646\u0627\u0642\u0635-\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0627\u062d\u0627\u062a-\u0627\u0644\u0632\u0631\u0627\u0639\u064a\u0629-757x516.jpg 757w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0628\u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e-4-\u0623\u064a\u0627\u0631-2018-\u062a\u064f\u0638\u0647\u0631-\u062a\u0646\u0627\u0642\u0635-\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0627\u062d\u0627\u062a-\u0627\u0644\u0632\u0631\u0627\u0639\u064a\u0629-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0628\u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e-4-\u0623\u064a\u0627\u0631-2018-\u062a\u064f\u0638\u0647\u0631-\u062a\u0646\u0627\u0642\u0635-\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0627\u062d\u0627\u062a-\u0627\u0644\u0632\u0631\u0627\u0639\u064a\u0629-1174x800.jpg 1174w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0628\u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e-4-\u0623\u064a\u0627\u0631-2018-\u062a\u064f\u0638\u0647\u0631-\u062a\u0646\u0627\u0642\u0635-\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0627\u062d\u0627\u062a-\u0627\u0644\u0632\u0631\u0627\u0639\u064a\u0629-1170x797.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0628\u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e-4-\u0623\u064a\u0627\u0631-2018-\u062a\u064f\u0638\u0647\u0631-\u062a\u0646\u0627\u0642\u0635-\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0627\u062d\u0627\u062a-\u0627\u0644\u0632\u0631\u0627\u0639\u064a\u0629-1920x1308.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0628\u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e-4-\u0623\u064a\u0627\u0631-2018-\u062a\u064f\u0638\u0647\u0631-\u062a\u0646\u0627\u0642\u0635-\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0627\u062d\u0627\u062a-\u0627\u0644\u0632\u0631\u0627\u0639\u064a\u0629-585x399.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A Google Earth image illustrates the bulldozed cemetery and shrine. It also shows military vehicles stationed on the hill. The square on the right shows the damage caused to the agricultural land surrounding the cemetery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\">STJ obtained an exclusive footage shows people of Sinnara visiting their relatives\u2019 graves in the al-Foqania Cemetery in August 2018, with the bulldozed part of it appears. Another exclusive footage shows remains of the dead people whose graves were bulldozed.<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5545\" src=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Afrin-pic-780x439.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Afrin-pic-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Afrin-pic.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Afrin-pic-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Afrin-pic-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Screenshots taken from the second footage show remains of the dead whose graves were bulldozed by the Turkish forces in the al-Foqania Cemetery. Credit: STJ.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5550\" src=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-04-at-10.39.17-PM-732x516.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-04-at-10.39.17-PM-732x516.jpg 732w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-04-at-10.39.17-PM-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-04-at-10.39.17-PM-585x412.jpg 585w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-04-at-10.39.17-PM.jpg 827w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The red circle indicates the approximate position at which the first footage was filmed, in August 2018.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5555 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-042109_001-313x516.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"313\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-042109_001-313x516.jpeg 313w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-042109_001.jpeg 403w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A screenshot taken from the first footage.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5560\" src=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-042109_002-694x516.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-042109_002-694x516.jpeg 694w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-042109_002-768x571.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-042109_002-1076x800.jpeg 1076w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-042109_002-585x435.jpeg 585w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-042109_002.jpeg 1095w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A sattelite image illustrates the sites indicated in the previous photo.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5565 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-042503_001-306x516.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"306\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-042503_001-306x516.jpeg 306w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-042503_001.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A screenshot taken from the first footage.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5570\" src=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-042503_002-753x516.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-042503_002-753x516.jpeg 753w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-042503_002-768x526.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-042503_002-585x401.jpeg 585w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-042503_002.jpeg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A sattelite image illustrates the sites indicated in the previous photo.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5575 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-043429_001-329x516.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"329\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-043429_001-329x516.jpeg 329w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-043429_001.jpeg 399w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A screenshot taken from the first footage.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5580 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-043429_002-699x516.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-043429_002-699x516.jpeg 699w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-043429_002-768x567.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-043429_002-1084x800.jpeg 1084w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-043429_002-585x432.jpeg 585w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-043429_002.jpeg 1111w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A sattelite image illustrates the sites indicated in the previous photo.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5585 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-043814_001-322x516.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"322\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-043814_001-322x516.jpeg 322w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-043814_001.jpeg 426w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A screenshot taken from the first footage.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5590\" src=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-043814_002-764x516.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-043814_002-764x516.jpeg 764w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-043814_002-768x519.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-043814_002-585x395.jpeg 585w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/signal-attachment-2019-09-05-043814_002.jpeg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A sattelite image illustrates the sites indicated in the previous photo.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5595\" src=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/May-21-2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/May-21-2019.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/May-21-2019-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/May-21-2019-263x175.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Image, captured by DigitalGlobe, shows the cemetery after the Turkish military base being removed, May 21, 2019.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5600\" src=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Cover-pic-after-daets--780x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Cover-pic-after-daets--780x413.jpg 780w, https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Cover-pic-after-daets--768x407.jpg 768w, 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The images from left to right were respectively taken in 2017, 2018, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> The Turkish armed forces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/ar\/%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A7\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-\/1037572\">announced<\/a> the start of Operation Olive Branch on January 20, 2018, with the support of Syrian armed opposition groups, aiming at taking control of the city of Afrin. The battles ended after 59 days, on March 18, 2018, as the Turkish Army and allies entered the city center.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">[2]<\/a> According to the website (ciyaye-kurmenc.com), the village is 500 hundred years old.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref3\" name=\"_ftn3\">[3]<\/a> The two villages are controlled by the al-Waqqas Group, which is one of the armed groups fought alongside the Turkish Army in the Operation Olive Branch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Violations by the Turkish military and rebel allies against Afrin and its people have been numerous since the launch of the military operation till after seizing full control of the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[419,68,430,181],"class_list":["post-5615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-rights-journalism","tag-afrin","tag-Self-governance-Self-administration-Self-rule","tag-the-national-army-national-coalition-for-syrian-revolutionary-and-opposition-forces","tag-Turkey","post_format-post-format-link"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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