Women in Çel Axa call for accountability for crimes against residents

Popular reactions continue across Hasakah Governorate, particularly among women in Çel Axa, condemning the crimes that claimed the lives of several local residents, including Martyrs Artish and Shahin, members of the Qamishlo Brigade; Martyr Sipan Hazni, a member of the Hasakah Brigade; and Abdulaziz Hassan, a member of the Facilities Protection Forces affiliated with the Internal Security Forces.

Crimes Aim to Obstruct Integration and Fuel Discord

Fadda Assaf condemned the crimes committed against the targeted fighters, saying that the recent attacks that killed Artish, Shahin, Sipan and Abdulaziz, in addition to the victims of Kobani Prison, aim to obstruct the integration of the Autonomous Administration’s institutions with the transitional government and fuel long-term sectarian strife through external incitement.

“Despite Syria enduring 14 years of war and destruction, there are still parties seeking to ignite new fronts and target the unity of its communities by stoking sectarian tensions. We must remain aware of these attempts,” she said.

She continued: “Syrian communities today need unity, and the transitional government must work seriously and transparently to protect the region.”

She stressed that the attacks would not weaken their determination to demand justice and uncover the truth, emphasizing that they would not allow the truth to be concealed or perpetrators and killers to escape punishment.

“We will continue to stand by these demands, and we will not accept criminals and killers living among us in the new Syria. They must be exposed before the public and held legally accountable. We also demand justice for Martyrs Artish, Sipan and Abdulaziz, as well as the victims of Kobani Prison,” she concluded.

Targeting Fighters Sends a Message to the Kurdish People

Commenting on the crimes committed against Artish, Abdulaziz and Sipan Hazni, Jalila Abdulrahman said that targeting these fighters was a message aimed at the Kurdish people in Syria, intended to push them to abandon their demands and refrain from protecting the distinctiveness of their areas.

Jalila stressed that the Kurdish people condemn and reject such practices, describing them as acts associated with ISIS. She said targeting fighters Artish, Abdulaziz and Sipan was a cowardly and treacherous act, stressing the need for the transitional government to fulfill its duty by pursuing the killers and perpetrators.

In conclusion, Jalila called on the transitional government to disclose the status of judicial proceedings and the progress of investigations into the killings of the fighters who defended the region and the victims of Kobani Prison. She noted that, so far, there has been no transparency or government statement confirming that these cases are being pursued and that the killers and perpetrators are being held accountable.

She stressed that she would not rest until she saw “those criminals behind bars” facing justice.

Killers Do Not Represent the Arab People

Mariam Khalaf, for her part, said the killers and perpetrators who betrayed and murdered the three fighters do not represent the Arab people or their tribes. She described them as a “paid group” and said they do not represent the Arab people, who believe in justice, equality and fraternity among peoples.

She said the perpetrators of these crimes seek to undermine the integration process and drag Arabs and Kurds into a sectarian war.

She stressed that this is unacceptable, warning that silence could pave the way for further crimes and plunge the governorate into a cycle of revenge and sectarian war that would benefit those inciting such violence.

“These provocations and incitement must stop. As the peoples of the region, we must remain alert to these attempts, which seek to take revenge on behalf of ISIS against fighters who, throughout the years of war, served as a protective shield for us and our areas against ISIS terrorism and attacks by Turkish mercenaries,” she added.

Mariam Khalaf concluded: “The new Syria must be built on justice and equality, and the killers must end up behind bars. Otherwise, Syria will remain as it was under the rule of Baathist regime repression.”

a.k

ANHA