Tal Abyad IDPs demand return on sixth anniversary of its occupation

Today marks the sixth anniversary of the Turkish attack on the areas of North and East Syria, which resulted in the occupation of the cities of Tal Abyad and Serê Kaniyê and the forced displacement of more than 300,000 of their residents.

In this context, the displaced residents residing in the Girê Spî camp, which was established by the Autonomous Administration on November 22, 2019, remembered this painful anniversary, denouncing the ongoing Turkish occupation and its mercenaries in their cities, as well as the continued policy of Turkification and demographic change aimed at stripping the region of its original Syrian identity.

The statement, read by displaced resident Ali Al-Abou in the camp square in the presence of dozens of displaced people, said that what is happening in the occupied cities is a serious practice paving the way for their annexation to Turkey.

The statement held international powers responsible for their suspicious silence regarding the ongoing violations and the deteriorating humanitarian situation faced by the displaced for six years.

The statement called on the concerned parties to activate the March 10 agreement signed between the leadership of the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Transitional Government, to ensure a safe and dignified return of the displaced after the withdrawal of the occupying army and its mercenaries from their areas.

It is noted that the Turkish attack on Tal Abyad led to the displacement of about 100,000 people, approximately 7,000 of whom live in the Girê Spî camp, while the rest are distributed across the cities of Tabqa, Raqqa, and their countryside, where they face difficult humanitarian conditions after losing their homes and sources of livelihood.

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ANHA