Minor arrested instead of his father during Tel Aran raid

Local sources in the town of Tel Aran reported that General Security personnel affiliated with the Interior Ministry of the Syrian Interim Government arrested a minor on Tuesday during a raid on his family's home in the town of Tel Aran, in Al-Sfeirah countryside east of Aleppo, after failing to locate his wanted father.

According to the sources, the minor, Ahmad Hussein Harja, born in 2010, was at home when the security patrol conducted the raid. He was detained after officers were unable to find his father, Hussein Harja.

The sources added that the officers contacted the father by phone and informed him that his son would remain in custody until he surrendered himself.

The patrol also carried out a full search of the house, confiscating several documents and deeds related to the family's property, in addition to other personal belongings.

Tel Aran, along with the towns of Tel Hasel and Kabara, witnessed a series of raids on Tuesday that resulted in the arrest of 10 Kurdish residents. The operations also involved an assault on Nazha Hamki by General Security personnel after she attempted to film one of the raids and requested that the officers present judicial warrants for the arrest and search.

The Interior Ministry of the Syrian Interim Government has not yet issued an official statement explaining the reasons behind the raids and arrests or commenting on the accounts provided by local sources.