i was wondering if you have any input on the recent accusations against the Syrian Kurds (YPG) <b>by Amnesty International</b> as tovthe removal of Arabs and the destruction of their villages in recently captured territory
That’s bullshit. The allegations by Amnesty were already refuted by Syrian Observatory For Human Rights (SOHR) in June (x)
Q: After the capture of Til Abyad and the expulsion of the “Islamic State” (IS), the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) is accused of “ethnic cleansing” against the Turkmen minority group and the Arabic Sunni population. What goals are the Kurds pursuing regarding this “ethnic cleansing”?
SOHR: There’s no “ethnic cleansing” in Til Abyad against the Turkmen and Arabic population. If the YPG would have wanted to expel Arabs and Turkmens, it would have done so already during the liberation of the villages. Nevertheless, it happens that – in case IS has been expelled – inhabitants are being asked to not go back to their villages immediately because of mine danger. In some villages, like in Dogan or Al Bajela, the inhabitants were prevented from returning to the villages for a longer period of time because IS fighters were still expected to be in the villages.
Q: The allegations concerning the “ethnic cleansing” are coming first and foremost from Turkey and the Syrian coalition. Why?
SOHR: It is obvious why the allegations came from the Turkish government. Regarding the Syrian coalition, it repeated what Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said beforehand. I repeat: The Turkish government is hostile towards Kurds in Turkey as well as Syria. It fears a strengthening of the Kurdish position in the region. Let me remind you of the fact that in autumn 2014 at least 300,000 Kurds have been expelled by IS. At that time, the Turkish government did not speak of “ethnic cleansing” against the Kurds. Quite the contrary, the Turkish government has co-operated with IS.
Q: Did the YPG conduct „ethnic cleansing" in other regions, perhaps in the east of Til Abyad in Qamishli, at earlier stages?
SOHR: I haven’t heard of such cases. There are dozens of Arabic villages near Qamishli, further east. The Arabs are still living there and are also protected by the YPG. Indeed, there are civilian casualties in the fights between YPG and IS, but there’s no specific and systematic persecution on account of a certain religion or ethnicity by YPG.
Q: Are Arabic, Assyrian-Aramaean or Armenian residents being persecuted in the YPG dominion?
SOHR: Definitively not.
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Vagyis a kurdok tagadják az etnikai tisztogatásokat és ezt a SOHR (Syrian Observatory For Human Rights) is cáfolja.
Az igazat meg az tudja aki ott van. Az igazság - gondolom - valahol középen lehet. A kurdok ellen aktív arabokat kipaterolják, a többit békén hagyják.