Turkish occupation, its mercenaries continue kidnapping civilians, blackmailing their families

Turkish occupation forces and their terrorist mercenaries continued their violations against civilians in the area of Ras al-Ayn in the Hasaka northern countryside.

[M]ercenaries of the Turkish occupation, particularly terrorists of the so–called “Fırqat al-Hamzat group, “ kidnapped a number of civilians near M4 road and took them to one of their headquarters, in order to blackmail their families for their release in exchange for sums of money in foreign currencies.

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In a relevant context, a source in Hasaka city said that mercenaries of the Turkish occupation exploit the arrival of civilians from Ras al-Ayn to inspect their houses in the Turkish occupation-controlled areas to be kidnapped there.