Hamo: Liberation of Afrin is priority

 Two years after the Turkish occupation of Afrin canton on January 20, 2018. The Turkish attack was carried out with the consent of Russia, the United States of America and the rest of the international anti-ISIS coalition.

"The Turkish state depends on the policy of expansion

The Turkish state depends on the policy of expansion in every geographical area it exists in. It has repeatedly argued that it has been bombed from the Syrian side and that threatened its national security," Shiraz Hamo said. We wonder where is Syria national security after the Turkish attacks."

Turkey's attacks on Afrin were on peace outlets

 On the backgrounds of the Turkish attack on Afrin, Shiraz said, "The Turkish state has been hostile towards any democratic projects since the ancient times. Its attacks on Afrin are a continuation of the Ottoman mentality."

 "it has been clear that the democratic project was advancing in the north of Syria. The Turkish state could not bear to see the security and stability here."

 These areas were in a state of legitimate defense. The attacks of the Turkish State on Afrin were on the democratic project, i.e. they attacked the peace in Afrin. Its occupation of Afrin is an occupation of the social mosaic of Afrin and the destruction of its cultural mosaics."

Turkey deepened the Syrian crisis with its interventions

 Shiraz stressed that "Turkey deepened the Syrian crisis with its interventions. It lies when it says that it is participating in the solution of the Syrian crisis. Since the beginning of the attacks, it has not hesitated to commit violations."

Turkey violated the international conventions and treaties during its attacks on Afrin

Shiraz pointed out to the Turkish violations when it attacked Afrin " it targeted  its infrastructure, schools and historical sites, violating the international charters and treaties."

"There have been forums on the ethnic cleansing and demographic change in Afrin. The Turkish state has established a settlement; it is settling people who are not related to Afrin ," Shiraz said. The indigenous people have been forcibly removed from their occupation until this moment."

 "An international conference was held in Brussels last year in the presence of academics, politicians, jurists and journalists. They announced that Erdogan committed war crimes and stressed the need to set up a local court to try the perpetrators of crimes in this region and in the north and east of Syria. There were two other two approaches to the demographic change: the first was in 2018 and the other in late 2019. There was a consensus that Erdogan was committing war crimes in the territories he occupies in Syria, particularly Afrin."

Turkey cuts parts of Syria to consolidate its expansionist policy

 Shiraz revealed Turkey's objectives in occupying the Syrian territory to consolidate its policy in the region. It is cutting the Syrian parts from each other. It built the concrete wall that separates Afrin from the rest of Syria. although Afrin is part of the Syrian territory, the policies in Syria are the result of conferences over Syria."

 "We are the administration and people of Afrin will continue our activities, demonstrations and diplomatic activities. The issue of Afrin liberation is one of the priorities. People of Afrin must return to their homes in addition to providing a political solution to the Syrian crisis."

A.J

ANHA