In broad daylight, members of the General Security Service affiliated with the Interim Authority in Syria (Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham) carried out the arrest of two young men at the Al-Awarid checkpoint near the Agriculture Building on the southern outskirts of the Kurdish neighborhood of Sheikh Maqsoud in Aleppo city. The two young men were stopped and forced into a white military vehicle that drove them to an unknown destination.
Detailed Documentation Information
Date: Friday, October 17, 2025
Location: Al-Awarid checkpoint, in front of the Agriculture Park on the southern outskirts of Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, Aleppo, Syria
Victims: Two Kurdish young men
Ethnic identity: Kurdish
Perpetrating party: Members of the General Security Service affiliated with the Interim Authority in Syria (Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham)
Arrest of Kurdish Young Man Abdo Marwan Sheikho in Aleppo
Incident Summary
On Wednesday, October 15, 2025, armed members affiliated with the Interim Authority (Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham) arrested Kurdish young man Abdo Marwan Sheikho at the New Siryan neighborhood checkpoint in Aleppo city and seized his private vehicle. The incident coincided with the kidnappers demanding a ransom from the victim’s family in exchange for his release, sparking anger and resentment among residents of the area, who already suffer from dire living and humanitarian conditions.
Detailed Documentation Information
Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Location: New Siryan neighborhood checkpoint, Aleppo, Syria
Victim: Abdo Marwan Sheikho (24 years old)
Identity: Kurdish Syrian, resident of Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, originally from rural Afrin
Perpetrating party: Armed members affiliated with the Interim Authority (Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham)
