Settlers in occupied Afrin assault taxi passengers

Armed settlers in occupied Afrin carried out an attack on a passenger vehicle transporting residents of the city, subjecting the passengers to severe beatings and stripping them of all the money and valuables in their possession.

Settlers in occupied Afrin assault taxi passengers
13 September, 2025   22:34
NEWS DESK

Local sources from the Rajo district of occupied Afrin reported that, on Friday evening, an armed group ambushed a passenger van driven by Kurdish citizen Hanan Sin (known as “Hanan Hashko,” 60 years old) from the village of Kuriye.

According to eyewitnesses, the assailants intercepted the vehicle at around 11 p.m., brutally assaulting the passengers before looting women’s jewelry and gold, as well as cash from the men. They also smashed the vehicle’s windows before fleeing the scene.

This incident comes in the context of ongoing violations, looting, and assaults that have plagued occupied Afrin since the area fell under the control of Turkish-backed armed groups.

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