YPG/PKK terrorists raid civilians’ houses in northeastern Syria

By Esref Musa and Mohamad Misto

DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (AA) - YPG/PKK terrorists are attempting to intimidate the Arab people living in the regions under their occupation in northeastern Syria, detaining and forcibly recruiting them.

The terror group continues to oppress the people in Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa cities, who are against the fuel price hike and fall in their income from agricultural products.

Anadolu Agency correspondents obtained a video footage recorded by the members of a house raided by terrorists.

Speaking in the video, a women said: “This is the living room. Look, they deliberately broke them. They broke the windows with their guns. They wanted to kill us.”

Meanwhile, YPG/PKK terrorists reportedly detained some 12 women and children during a raid on the village of Kherbet Bakar, west of Raqqa.

Also, the terror group continues to forcibly recruit people in Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa provinces.

Terrorists recruited a total of 70 young people in eight villages of Deir ez-Zor and 24 others in Raqqa.

The young recruits are transferred to the so-called camps established by the YPG/PKK for armed training.

Also, at least two civilians were injured when terrorists opened fire on a house in Kherbet Bakar where a young man who fled forced recruitment in Raqqa took shelter.

Documenting the violations against civilians in Syria, the Syrian Network for Human Rights, in its report released on May 22, said that nearly 3,800 civilians are forcibly held in detention centers established by the YPG/PKK-led Syrian Democratic Forces.

*Writing by Zehra Nur Duz​​​​​​​