Second anniversary of the Qamishlo bombing

We recently attended the two-year commemoration of the 2016 Qamishlo bomb attack.
Hundreds of people gathered at the site of the bombing to honour loved ones killed in the 27/07/16 attack by Daesh terrorists. As you can see in the photos, portraits of the martyrs adorned the surrounding buildings as people laid flowers and lit candles in memory of their lost family and friends.
The attack killed over 50 people and left almost 200 injured, with many dozens more trapped under rubble. The terrorists used a truck rigged with a bomb to set off a massive explosion in this busy area of the city. Within minutes of the first explosion, another attacker, riding a motorcycle, detonated a second bomb. The intent was clearly to kill and wound those coming to the aid of people caught by the first bomb.
The Kurdish Red Crescent was among many organisations who came to the aid of people who were injured and trapped by the explosions. We were grateful to be able to attend the commemoration to stand in solidarity with everyone and pay our respects.

silent death

(Silent Death)
short documentary film that tells a drop from the sea about the cases Afrin displaced people face in Shehba and Shirawa regions.
Those displaced people ran away from the terror of Turkish warplanes that targeted a lot of civilians.
The Film talks about some death cases from kids due to lack of medical tools , necessary medicines and food disorder
The Film is produced by documentation team in Kurdish Red Crescent in Shehba regions.

An awareness campaign for children about cleaning in Barkhadan and Sardam camps

In addition to medical and life relif services , the Kurdish Red Crescent started a campiegn in Berkhadan and Berkhadan and Serdem camps to raise awareness about hygiene in order to avoid the symptoms and diseases resulted by lack of personal cleaning.
The campiegn and includes special lessons for the children. 


 

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The rains are sinking Kobani neighborhoods

Heavy rain occurs flooding in Kobani, after the rain lasted for a long time , several neighborhoods and homes were filled with rainwater  .

The emergency team of the Kurdish Red Crescent  rushed to help the people inside  houses and neighborhoods.

While the Kurdish Red Crescent emergency team continues  it tours to help the people until this moment .

Call for Solidarity with Efrîn

 

Preface This document includes declaration of several NGO’s and humanitarian organizations.
Contents
– NGOs and Humanitarian Actors signed on the statement.
– Efrîn
– Detailed file on the committed massacres done by the Turkish airstrikes and its allies on Efrîn.
– Suspirations of using chemical weapons in Efrîn.
– Civilian suffers in photos
– Documented Victims in the period 20.1.2018 until 23.2.2018
– Detailed document on children victims of Turkish attacks on Efrîn.
– Detailed document about women women victims o Turkish attacks on Efrîn.
– Report about Basuteh massacre.
– Attachment (signs and stamps of the NGOs)
Annex
– Map of the Efrîn

We the undersigning NGOs and humanitarian organizations, on the basis of the following statements and documentation reported by the Kurdish Red Crescent and other Humanitarian actors, deplore the aggression moved by Turkey against Efrîn region in north Syria, from where we get reports showing that the violations of human rights have reached to tragic levels. There are evidents that the Turkish state is braking international law and opposing the international conventions and resolutions during the ongoing massacres against the indigenous peoples of the region and also against the persons displaced in the same area. The Turkish state and some Free Syrian Army groups started this military attack on the 20th of January 2018 with an intensive shelling by Turkish warplanes, targeting both military sites and civil buildings in Efrîn such as houses, schools and hospitals.
The Kurdish Red Crescent documented the death of 227 civilians, among
those 32 child and 28 women, and 651 civilian are injured, among those
87 children and 93 women, due to Turkish attacks until 26’th of February. Moreover, others major attacks by tanks and other heavy weapons from the Turkey’s soil at the border with Syria, are targeting the Northern, Eastern and Western areas of Efrîn region, causing massive displacement within the region and many civillian casualties. According to UN, in the first 2 weeks of Turkish attack, more than 16.000 have been displaced due to the bombardments, and the number was increased until the end of February. All Efrîn area is facing a very serious humanitarian crisis because of these attacks, with the direct consequence of a lot of innocent people being massacred or were being badly injured and many others were displaced or lost their houses. There are grave concerns for the civilians who are in the remote areas and who lack access to healthcare, shelter and food. We also observed a rising number of psychilogical disorders- like post-traumatic stress disorder, especially among children – that are deeply affected by the ongoing attack. The Kurdish Red Crescent and other humanitarian actors reported that there are still died bodies (civilians and military) those have not been evacuated, because the targeting from the Turkish side and FSA, and the last targeting on the humanitarian actor was on the IRCC and SARC convoy on 1st of March. Although the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously on Saturday 24th of February in favor of a 30-day cease-fire in Syria under 2401, this has not been applied neither in Gouta nor in Efrîn.

Between 24th of February and 1st of March, according to the Kurdish Red Crescent there were 118 casiulties in Efrîn 36 died and 82 injured, including Civilians and military cases.
Since we are working closely in North Syria and we see how the
humanitarian crisis is developing, we call for immediate cessation of the
Turkish aggression with the Free Syrian Groups battalions accompanying
them on the area of Efrîn.

Names of the NGOs and Humanitarian organizations
Countries Name E – Mail
Italy-Syria       Associazione Sarda Contro
l’Emarginazione
[email protected]
Syria-KRI       Heyva Sor a Kurd (Kurdish Red
Crescent)
[email protected]
Syria-Italy         Gruppo Umana Solidarietà [email protected]
Germany-Syria       Medicine For Rojava [email protected]
Italy         Staffetta Sanitaria [email protected]
Syria         Human Right organization in Jazira [email protected]
Syria        Shar for Development [email protected]
Holland-Syria
KRI
Psychiaters zonder grenzen [email protected]
Syria          Peace She leaders Network [email protected]
Syria        Dost Charity [email protected]
Syria        RÊ for Rehabitiation and Devlopment [email protected]
Syria             Ground organization [email protected]
Syria-France        Kurd Bê Sînor MehranPı[email protected]
Germany-Syria     Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê [email protected]
Syria        Weqfa Jina Azad [email protected]
Syria        Rojava Organization for Humanitarin
and Devlopement
[email protected]
Syria       Sara organization against women
violance
Syria       Beledna NGO B.C.S.
Syria      Yezidi Cultural and society assembly
Syria       Sulav organizaton for Civil activities
Syria       Kurdish Tripe association in Jazira

Syria         Smart center for Development
Human and Mental Health
[email protected]
Syria        Mitan [email protected]
Syria        Youth Activity Organization [email protected]
IRAQ        Civil Devolopment Organization
Syria        Genmard Charity [email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
SOHSD
Iraq-Kurdistan     International Federazione Iraq
Refugees – Kurdistan
[email protected]
HeciEfrî[email protected]
Nadia Murad Basee – UNODC
Goodwill Ambassador
[email protected]
Germany   ZÊD – Zentralrat der Êzîden in
Deutschland
[email protected]

Afrin calling

 

 

“Killing children is the biggest crime against humanity”

In the context of the development of events in Afrin and the intensification of attacks by the Turkish army on all areas of Afrin targeting civilians, , The number of child victims has increased from the wounded and martyrs, so the Kurdish Red Crescent presented and documented the last result of the children victims  from 20/1/2018 – 20/2/2018

UNICEF laws assure that children have the right of living, learning, playing, laughing and expressing themselves. However, here in Afrin children lost their innocence, their right of learning, playing and laughing because of the Turkish attacks on their houses, schools and parks. Afrin’s children aged too much because of their deep injuries as they lost their lives and the details in them. One child lost his hand, another lost his foot and most of children lost their family members with no one left. Afrin children sense fear, instability, lost and anger, they also live in basements that are not suitable for living.

Turkish government claims that it fights terrorism but this report will prove that children are the most targeted people as the number of victimized children have reached 69 among them 47 wounded and 22 martyrs.

Sherwa district: Turkish attacks bombed Sherwa district heavily and without mercy leading to three terrible massacres in three families, but children were the most increased number. Al-Hussien family that consist of three families were IDPs from Edlib-Ma’rt Nouma’n town who came to Jilboul village to look for a better and more secure life. The family was running a chicken ranch and working near their houses when the Turkish shells in 21\1\2018 surprised them. (24) members of the family were victims among them 11 children. The martyrs are: 1.Wael Al-Hussein one year old. 2.Salma Al-Hussein six years old. 3.Mousab Al- Hussein six years old. 4.Ghaliya Al-Hussein eight years old. 5.Hedel Al-Hussein ten years old. 6.Ahmed Al-Hussein seventeen years old. We are sorry for these pictures but we think it is important to show you facts and reality.

The wounded are: 1.Guma’ Mohemmed Al Hussien 14 years old got injury in his foot. 2.Hesen Ibrahim Al Hussien 2 years old got injury in his head. 3.Hemedah Ibrahim Al Hussien 3 years old got injury in her head.

Both Hesen and Hemida are in the photo below:

4.Ismial Mohemmed Ibrahim 12 years old got injuries in his lower parts.

5.Fadi Al Hussien 10 years old got injuries in his thigh and head.

Keno family was IDPs came to Gubeleh village in Sherwa district, they consisted of three families ( 25 ) members. They worked in grazing herds for their living but Turkish shells targeted them repeatedly until no one survived in 28\1\2018, even their houses became ashes. The KRC team did not recognize the bodies of people from herds, they saw a yard full of bodies among them( 5) children got martyred and 4 were wounded.

The martyrs are: 1. Kemal keno seven months.

2. Safaa Keno seven years old. 3.Hesen Keno thirteen years old. 4.Hanedy Keno fifteen years old. 5.Amera Keno seventeen years old. The wounded are: 1.Hesna’ Abd Allah Keno 2 years old got many fragments in her body. 2.Mehmoud Abd Allah Keno 6 years old got fragments in his sides. 3.Rehev Abd Allah Keno got fragments in his right forearm. 4.Abd Allah Mohemmed Keno got fragment in his right forearm. Kilaho family that lives in Basutah village in Sherwa district had a very horrible massacre by turkish shells in 19\2\2018. One of Kilaho’s relatives reported that the kids were playing outside with laughter and smiles on their faces when suddenly they started crying, screaming and the blood spread all over the place on their tiny bodies. Kilaho’s kids will never laugh again because of their deep injuries.

The martyr is: 1.Heva Ahmed Kilaho 13 years old.

The wounded are: 1.Dijwar Nazmy Kilaho 8 years old got injuries in his right knee.

2.Jeenav Ziad Kilaho 11 years old got injury in her knee.

3.Shivan Khalil Kilaho 6 years old got fragmen ts in his body.

4.Henan Mohemmed Kilaho 11 years old got injuries in his back and foot.

5.Ava Khalil Kilaho 11 years old got injuries in her forearm.

6.Dilber Kilaho 14 years old got bruising in her body.

7.Mohemmed Ziad Nebih 9 years old got fragments in his hand and thigh.

Jendyras district: The district most attacked and shelled to the extent that not a single day pass without victims. In Jendyas children live in basements and see death every day forgetting the meaning of the normal life and why they are children. Jendyras’ children dream of quite sleeping away from bombs and rockets’ sounds. In 23\1\2018 Turkish airstrikes caused a massacre between civilians among them 17 children. The wounded are: 1.Aya Nebo 7 years old got injury in her belly. 2.Ameen Rizan 10 years old got injury in his head. 3.Suzan Sibhy Sulieman 11 years old got injury in her head and forearm. 4.Jhonny Rizan 11 years old got injury in his head. 5.Mustefah Mohemmed Khelof 12 years got fragment in his lower limbs.

6.Aya Kedro 15 years old got fragments in her right knee. 7.Mustefah Khelof 14 years old got injury in his both left and right legs.

The martyrs are:

1.Jegar Khon Ameen Heydar 15 years old.

There are other victims at different dates. The martyr is: 1.Nazy Yousef Yousef 16 years old in 25\1\2018. The wounded are: 1.Yousef Abd Alruhman 15 years old got injury in his head in 21\1\2018 in Jelma village. 2.Mohemmed Jamil Sulieman 4 years old got a fragment in his leg in 22\1\2018 in Til Silour village.

3.Asya Mohemmed Khelof 15 years old got a fragment in her lower parts in 26\1\2018. 4.Hameed Rashid Mehmoud 4 years old got shot in his forehead in 4\2\2018 in Kefer Safra. 5.Ali Hesen Al Masry 13 years old got many fragments in his body in 16\2\2018 in Yelan Khouz village.

6.Akram Osman Shiekho 17 years old got arterial bleeding in 19\2\2018 in Jelemah village. As for the twins from Dier Belawt village: 7.Mehmoud Beder Dirmoush 10 years old got fragments in head and belly. 8.Mustaffah Beder Dirmoush 10 years old got injury in his ureter. The twins’ mother Diebah Ahmed 35 years old got sniper’s shot in her thigh.
Mobeteh district: Most victimized children in Mobeteh district were victims of a horrible massacre in 26\1\2018. Al Kheter family was IDPs from Til Kirah came to Mbeteh looking for security and better life but unfortunately they were targets of Turkish rockets and shells. The only survivor daughter said that it was early in the morning they were sleeping when Turkish military planes surprised them. Safaa Al Kheter’s family were seven members, the victimized children are: The martyrs are: 1.Yousra Taha Al-Khater nine years old. 2.Soulieman Taha Al-Khater fourteen years old. 3.Zaky Taha Al-Khater fifteen years old. 4.Moustefa Taha Al-Khater seventeen years old.

The other children are: 5.Lewand Mustefah Adnan 2 years old got injury in his head in Mirkan village in 11\2\2018.

Afrin city: The first victims in Afrin city because of Turkish airstrikes in 20\1\2018 were two kids from the same family one got martyred and the other got serious injuries in his body . this family was IDPs from Edileb who came to Afrin. The martyr is: 1.Yihya Ahmed Hemedah 9 years old.

The wounded is:

2.Khaled Ahmed Hemedah 11 years old got injuries in his belly and his medical situation is very critical. The result of the Turkish bombing to the villages on boarders, led to families leaving their houses and moving to Afrin city center among these families was Alieko family who moved from Jelemah village running away from Turkish fires there, they stayed in one of the building’s basements in Turnidah village. Seven members from Alieko family were victims: The martyr is: 1.Arhat Ahmed Alieko 9 years old got martyred even though doctors tried really hard to save him.

The wounded are: 1.Mohemmed Ahmed Alieko 10 years old got fragments in his leg and wrist.

2.Abdo Mousa 11 years old got injury in his thigh.

3.Rouha Ahmed Mohemmed 10 years old got her nose broken due to turkish attacks against Al Mehmoudiya nieghbourhood in 13\2\2018.
Bilbileh district: From the very first day Bilbileh district was under the sever attacks to the extent most villagers left their houses to save their lives. The wounded are: 1.Abdo Shieko 2 years got injury in his forehead in 13\2\2018 in Khoutah villag. 2.Mohemmed Noury Ibrahim 10 years old got bruising in his head in 15\2\2018 in Khoutana village. 3.Kawa Ahmed Hebib 17 years old got fragments and breaking in his thigh in 18\2\2018. In Khoutah village.
Rajo district: This district especially its border villages were the direct targets of the Turkish fires and the Jihadist groups, the thing that led to people moving from their villages and Rajo’s children were victims. The martyr is: 1.Mohemmed Khalil Beker 10 years old got martyred in 22\1\2018 in Al Teniyaw village. The wounded are: 1.Hiba Akram Osman 13 years old got injury in her forearm in 21\1\2018 in Adamo village.

2.Mustefah Apo Hemo 12 years old got injuries in his lower limbs in 21\1\2018. 3.Mohemmed Sido 5 years old got fragment in his foot in 26\1\2018. 4.Rojin Kharaman 16 years old got injury in her face.
Shiyeh district: The caves in Shiyeh district is full of the civilians sheltering from Turkish fires and attacks but it is obvious that turkish aircrafets insist on targeting innocent kids. The martyr is: 1.Mohemmed Khalil Beker 10 years old got martyred in 22\1\2018 in Al Toniyaw village. The wounded are: 2.Roujhat Ahmed 3 years old got injury in his chest in 23\1\2018. 3.Hussien Hesen Hemgolin 16 years old got in his shoulder in 23\1\2018. 4.Ahmed Mohemmed Kheljeko 7 years old got injury in h is head in 3\2\2018 in Chakhalaw village . In the same incident, his mother Zerifa Beyder Gezo got injuried.

5.Heva Mohemmed Ahmed 16 years old got injury in her wrist in 3\2\208 in Chakhalaw village, her parents got injuried in the same incident ( Fatmah Jamil Mustafah and Mohemmed Ahmed).
At the end of this report, we assure that it is possible that numbers of victimized children
increase daily as the Turkish attacks continue on Afrin. Therefore, we ask Human Rights
Organizations to do their jobs stopping the Turkish attacks on civilians and punish Turkish

government at committing war crimes against childhood. We also ask the UN to put into
consideration children’s situations in basements, caves and unsuitable places.
The victims mentioned above are those we could document them with names and photos.
There are possibilities that there are more numbers of victimized children.
It is worthy to mention that UNICEF gives blind eyes on the massacres and crimes against
childhood in Afrin.

Afrin-North Syria (a detailed file on the committed massacres done by the Turkish airstrikes with its allied forces on Afrin)

 

 

1.the first massacre in the first day of the Turkish airstrikes 20\1\2018:

The Turkish military airstrikes targeted several times Afrin city at around four o’clock afternoon in Turneda village. The attacks caused damages in people’s houses and souls, which led to a terrible massacre (IDP) family displaced to Afrin from Edileb.

But unfortunately  all the familly members were died.

Hemada family from Edileb were surprised by the sounds of the Turkish airplanes, the kids went out to see what was going on, but when the mother rushed to get her children in, she saw them on the ground with their organs out of their bodies.

The nine-year old Yehya Hemeda got martyr; even though the doctors tried hard to rescue him. His brother Khaled Hemeda who was eleven years old suffered from very bad injuries in abdomen and his situation is now very critical, hoping he will come over soon. Not to mention the injured member in the family.

 

2.the second massacre in the second day of the Turkish airstrikes 21\1\2018:

In the second day of the Turkish airstrikes on Afrin, Al-Hussien family in Jilboul town in Sherwa district, was the target of Turkish shells. This miserable family who consists of three families together came from Edileb as well – Maaret Nouman town as IDPs running away from the conflict in their area to Afrin region looking for a better way of living and shelter for their children.

The family managed to get a house in Jilboul village and ran a ranch for chickens, but the family faced a very awful massacre leaving 24 person injured among them 11martyrs and 8 wounded and 5 missing members, most of them were children and women.

 

 

The martyrs are:

1.Wael Al-Hussein one- year old.

2.Salma Al-Hussein six years old.

3.Mousab Al- Hussein six years old.

4.Ghaliya Al-Hussein eight years old.

5.Hedel Al-Hussein ten years old.

6.Ahmed Al-Hussein seventeen years old.

7.Rehef Al-Hussein thirty three years old.

8.Bedar Al-Hussein twenty four years old.

9.unknown person

10.Emad Shamo twenty nine years old.

11.Ahmed Rehmano thirty seven years old

The wounded are:

1.Guma Mohemmed Al-Hussein seventeen years old.

2.Hemeda Ibrahim three years old.

3.Hesen Ibrahim Al-Hussein two years old.

4.Fadi Mohemmed Eed ten years old.

5.Ismail Mohemmed Ibrahim twelve years old.

6.Ibrahim Mohemmed Ibrahim thirty five years old.

7.Khaled Mohemmed Ali thirty six years old.

 

 

3.the third massacre by the Turkish airstrikes 23\1\2018:

Turkey forces along with what so called the free army and other gangs bombed randomly the civilians in Jendayrs district where both Arabs and Kurds live together with heavy weapons. The Turkish airstrikes focused on Al-Hemam village ) still under attacks) . Turkish and gangs’ shells left a lot of damages among poor civilians causing a terrible massacre between kids, women and elderly people. The numbers of victims reached to 45 people from them five martyrs and 41 wounded. The medical center was also attacked and the Kurdish Red Crescent’s ambulance got shot by many shots.

The martyrs are:

1.unknown child four years old.

2.Elmaza Shieko Horo fifty years old.

3.unknown women fifty five years old.

4.unknown person nineteen years old.

5.Gigar Khon fifteen years old.

 

4.the fourth massacre by the Turkish airstrikes 26\1\2018:

The bombs , shells and rockets target almost all towns, villages and regions in Afrin . This time the Turkish forces with its terrorist groups targeted Moubeta district leading to a very terrible massacre in a civilian family who were refugees from Tel-Kirah town in North Aleppo. The victims were seven members from the same family. Al-Khater family came to Afrin looking for a living and a safe shelter for their children. But unfortunately they became an easy target for Turkish shells which destroyed their homes on their heads while they were sleeping.

The six martyrs are:

1.Yousra Taha Al-Khater nine years old.

2.Soulieman Taha Al-Khater fourteen years old.

3.Zaky Taha Al-Khater fifteen years old.

4.Moustefa Taha Al-Khater seventeen years old.

5.Amena Taha Al-Khater fourty years old.

6.Taha Moustefa Al-Khater fourty five years old.

As for the seventh member Safaa Taha Al-Khater nineteen years old, she had some minor injuries, the doctors assure that her psychological situation is very bad after she knew that all her family were dead.

5.the fifth massacre by the Turkish airstrikes 28\1\2018:

Afrin people woke up on a very awful massacre on Gubela village in Sherwa district. Keno family who consists of three families together came to Afrin region looking for a better life. The family worked in grazing herds of sheeps. According to the father  ( the only survivor) , the Turkish airstrikes bombed their houses with four rockets continuously making the house fall to the ground. When the rescue team of the Kurdish red crescent arrived to the place, they found a yard full of parts of bodies to the extent the team couldn’t recognize the shredders of human ‘s and herds’.

The victims of this massacre were mostly kids and women.

The eight martyrs are:

1.the child Kemal keno seven months.

2.the child Safaa Keno seven years old.

3.Hesen Keno thirteen years old.

4.Hanedy Keno fifteen years old.

5.Amera Keno seventeen years old.

6.Jourya Keno fourty five years old.

7.Fatema Abd Rebo fourty years old.

  1. Rewan Al-Aswad twenty years old.

While the rest they were badly wounded.

The names of wounded:

1.Abedallah Keno fifty years old.

2.Mohemmed Abedallah Keno twenty seven years old.

3.Abedallah Mohemmed Keno two years old.

4.Hesnaa Abedallah Keno two years old.

5.Mehmoud Abedallah Keno six years old.

6.Rehef Abedallah Keno five years old.

7.Bedriya Abedallah Keno eighteen years old.

  1. the sixth massacre by the Turkish airstrikes 31\1\2018:

The Turkish airstrikes once again targeted Afrin city-Turneda village randomly. The savage attacks caused a very painful massacre to a very miserable family who already ran away from the Turkish fires in Jalema town. Aleko family were taking place in one of the basements in Turenda village as a temporary place. The reckless shell went directly to the basement leading to many injuries with their little child as a martyr.

The wounded are:

1.Mohemmed Aleko seventy five years old.

2.Ali Ekrem Aleko fourty years old.

3.Mohemmed Ahmed Aleko ten years old.

4.Abedo Mousa Mousa eleven years old.

5.Gulah Mohemmed Khalil fourty years old.

At the end of this report we assure that the numbers of martyrs increase daily as most of the wounded ‘s situations are very critical. This report include massacres from 20\1\2018   to  31\1\2018.

The Turkey shells don’t mercy even the angels of mercy

The last targeting in Rajo area on 5-2-2018, which hit an area close to our medical point , damaged only the material things and all medical team are well .

We strongly condemn this aggression against civilians and medical points and emphasize that we in the Kurdish Red Crescent will continue our work until the end and, such acts will never stop us from serving our people in Afrin.

The loss of water is a real crisis for Afrin

     In 24\1\2018  Al-Maydenka Dam, the main and only source that provides Afrin city by clean and drinkable water, was targeted by the turkish airstrikes. The targeting on the big generators, the main pumbs and the fuel tanks led to a huge shortage in watre in Afrin city, creating a serious crisis in finding drinkable water. So, people started to buy water tanks from the artesian wells. The crisis led people to worry about the problem of finding new alternatives to get water to the city, since most of the artesian wells are not safe for drinking. There are not also other reserving tanks for conserving water.

So we can say that Afrin is  in a very serious crisis that requires immediate action from the specialised organisations around the world.