Incident Summary:
Newly established security checkpoints near the shared areas of the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods in Aleppo city, northern Syria, have been witnessing systematic violations against Kurdish civilians heading to these neighborhoods. Members of the Interim Authority’s forces (Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham) have been verbally assaulting passersby with insults and abusive language, as well as deliberately obstructing their movement. These violations have further expanded to include arbitrary searches of personal belongings and mobile phones, along with monitoring their contents — a blatant breach of individuals’ privacy and their freedom of movement.
Detailed Information:
Nature of the Violation: Verbal abuse and insults, obstruction of civilian movement, arbitrary searches of bags and personal belongings, and violation of privacy through inspection and monitoring of mobile phone contents.
Date and Location: The incidents occurred over the past few days at the newly established security checkpoints, alongside the shared checkpoints at the entrances to the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods in Aleppo city, northern Syria.
Victims: Kurdish residents from the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods.
Perpetrating Party: Members of the 60th and 72nd divisions affiliated with the Ministry of Defense of the Interim Authority in Syria (Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham).
المقالة بالعربية: انتهاكات منهجية بحق المدنيين الأكراد القاصدين لحيي الشيخ مقصود والأشرفية بمدينة حلب
