Baladi - Media
Akash Hajji Ahmad Ali, a member of the Shiran Council in the Afrin region in northern Syria, has been killed by a cell belonging to the Kurdish “YPG” faction.
The Turkish-backed “Olive Branch” rebel coalition on Monday 6 August released a video recording showing the field execution of the local council member after he was detained by YPG forces on the Deir Siwan village road.
In a statement published by the “PKK”-affiliated “Ronahi” news network, the council member Akash Ali was described as an “agent” of the Turkish Army, and was said to have abducted dozens of citizens from Afrin whose whereabouts remains unknown.
The statement went on: “We reiterate our vow to the Olive Branch coalition, that we will retaliate for every drop of martyrs’ blood spilt on the sacred land of Afrin, and for every civilian subject to tyranny and crimes at the hands of the Turkish occupation and its agents”.
The “YPG” continues to announce the killing of “Free Syrian Army” fighters in the Afrin area, and confirming these by releasing video recordings via social media accounts.
Over recent months Afrin has witnessed IED explosions and assassination operations against both military personnel and civilians. Three explosions occurred this past June, resulting in dozens of civilian deaths and injuries.
Source: Enab Baladi