The Kurdish town of Tel Aran, located in southern rural Aleppo, Syria, has been subjected to a systematic campaign of arrests and abductions carried out by forces affiliated with the new ruling authority in Syria (Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham) and its General Security Service. Recently, the arrest of three Kurdish citizens has been documented. These campaigns clearly target Kurdish residents under false pretexts, with evidence pointing to racially motivated actions aimed at terrorizing the population and forcing them into displacement, paving the way for the seizure of their lands.
Detailed Documentation Information
Perpetrating Party: Forces affiliated with Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham / General Security of the Syrian Interim Government (the perpetrators are reportedly members of the General Security and come from nearby villages).
Location: Kurdish town of Tel Aran, southern Aleppo countryside, Syria.
Date: At least on Thursday, October 9, 2025, and Friday, October 10, 2025, with indications that the campaign had been ongoing beforehand.
Identity of Victims (Ethnic/Religious): Kurdish citizens.
Details of the Mentioned Victims:
Victim: Ramadan Khaled Baba
Age: 23 years old
Occupation: Coffee vendor (street stall worker)
Background: Sole breadwinner for his family
Circumstances of Arrest: Detained under the pretext of listening to a Kurdish song. His mother was threatened not to inform the media or share the news, but she released a video pleading with the authorities to free her only son.
The mother of Ramadan Khaled Baba, a young man from the #Kurdish town of Tel Aran in the #Aleppo countryside, is appealing to the concerned authorities to intervene immediately to secure the release of her son pic.twitter.com/OYlK93XUqT
Victim: Ibrahim Mohammad Ali Ahmad (known as “Haji Ba‘janah”)
Age: 55 years old
Circumstances of Arrest: Arrested inside Tel Aran Hospital while visiting for medical treatment.
Victim: Khaled Mohammad Ali Ahmad
Age: 45 years old
Circumstances of Arrest: Arrested from his home.
Place of Detention: Al-Waha Prison in the al-Safira countryside. He remains detained there along with his brother Ibrahim.
Previously Released Victims:
The citizens Khalil Mohammad Bashar, Nader Bashar, and Hussein Bashar were released on Thursday, October 9, after being detained earlier.
Background and Possible Motives:
Reports indicate that these arrests are part of a broader campaign aimed at terrorizing Kurdish residents in the towns of Tel Aran and Tel Hasel, motivated by ethnic discrimination, with the intent of forcibly displacing them and seizing their lands.
