Afrin Canton: Resistance Has Moved to a New Phase

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Afrin Canton Democratic Autonomous Administration held a press conference in Shehba in the wake of Turkish Armed Forces announcing that they gained control in Afrin city center.

Executive Council Co-chair Osman Şêx İsa said, “It was decided to evacuate the civilians from the city to avoid a civilian massacre”.

İsa said, “Attacks against Afrin began on January 20 with an alliance with Russia and silence of regional powers. Russia opened its airspace in order for the Turkish state to commit a massacre against our people with all its weapons, and sacrificed the people for its interests. These attacks were carried out with the silence of international powers, the anti-ISIS coalition and United Nations Security Council”.

“Declaration of victory has no value”

“Our fight against the Turkish state invasion and dark forces using the name of “Free Army” continues. However, the war has moved to another stage with new tactics to prevent the massacre of civilians and deliver a blow to the gangs. Our forces are deployed everywhere in Afrin and they will inflict a blow to the invading Turkish army and its gangs in their own base.

“A declaration of victory by Erdogan and his partners has no value in the eye of Turkey- and world public opinion. Our forces will make everywhere a nightmare for them. The resistance of Afrin will continue until every inch is liberated and people of Afrin turn back their homes.

“UN should end its hypocrisy”

“Lastly, we call on the United Nations Security Council to not remain silent and to put pressure on the Turkish state in order for the war of physical, cultural and political genocide against our society to end. The UN should end its hypocrisy and make the necessary decisions regarding the bloodshed in Afrin and Eastern Ghouta”. (PT/TK)