Displaced documents extensive destruction to his home after exodus

The Kurdish citizen Khidr Sino, one of the displaced from the village of Khirbat Jamou in the eastern countryside of the city of Serêkaniyê, decided to return to his village to inspect it and check the status of his property after hearing about the return of some displaced people recently.

Seven years of forced displacement, which began in late 2019, were enough to carry deep suffering and great tragedies experienced by the people of Serêkaniyê and its countryside. However, nostalgia kept pushing him to return, even tho he never imagined he would see his village in such a state.

Khadar Sino, nicknamed "Abu Khabat," recounts the details of his journey, saying that he started from the city of Qamishlo, taking the international road passing thru several villages, including Alia and Koo Shalah, reaching Khirbat al-Dibs, then the villages of Abdul Salam al-Gharbi and al-Sharqi, before finally arriving at his village, Khirbat Jamo.

He confirmed in a phone call to ANHA agency, after his return to Qamishlo, that the shock accompanied him throughout the journey, as the signs of destruction were evident in all the villages he passed thru.

Regarding his observations in his village, which he documented with audio and video, Abu Khabat says: "Shiyar's house was leveled to the ground and nothing remains of it, the sheikh's house is completely destroyed, as for my house, its destruction is so severe that some might think it is less damaged compared to others, but in reality, it was completely destroyed. They even stole all its contents, leaving nothing behind, not even the bricks."

He continues documenting the reality of the village and the homes of his relatives, pointing out that the destruction affected everything, including the cement-built houses, which were not spared from vandalism and looting.
And it wasn't limited to his village only; he confirmed that all the villages he passed thru suffered extensive destruction and significant vandalism during the years of Turkish occupation and its mercenaries.

Khadar Seno describes the reality of returning as extremely difficult, saying: "There are no habitable houses, and there are no services in the village." Everything that could have sheltered us has been destroyed. "Our homes and villages have been destroyed, and we will return to the rubble."

After completing his painful tour, he returned to the city of Qamishlo, burdened by what he had witnessed of destruction and devastation.

At a time when tens of thousands of displaced people from Serêkaniyê are waiting for a safe return to their villages and homes, the widespread destruction and lack of infrastructure still pose the biggest obstacles to achieving this return, after years of control and looting that affected their properties.

The suffering of the displaced from the city of Serêkaniyê continues amid increasing reports of the destruction of their homes and the seizure of their properties, alongside repeated demands to ensure a safe return that guaranties their rights and protects them from violations, especially after the recent agreement between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the interim government.

The agreement signed on January 29 between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the interim government stipulates, in one of its clauses, the guaranty of the safe return of the displaced to their homes and areas and the assurance of the restoration of their properties.

The attacks launched by the Turkish occupation and its mercenaries on the cities of Serêkaniyê and Tal Abyad in late 2019 caused the displacement of more than 150,000 families due to the violations and crimes committed against the residents.

ANHA