1/6 The militia of the so-called Syrian National Army (SNA) is trying to convince the public that it is surprised by the attack of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham on Afrin and A'zaz, as some other parties are trying to shift suspicion away from Turkey's involvement in this operation...
2/6 Note that we at the SDF Media Center warned, in a press release issued on May 25, against the Turkish plan of establishing a black belt of terrorist organizations...
https://sdf-press.com/en/2022/05/turkey-is-establishing-a-black-belt-in-the-occupied-areas/3/6 Furthermore, in another release issued on September 17, 2021, we mentioned the collaboration between the al-Amshat faction with Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham to exchange roles in Afrin…
https://sdf-press.com/en/2021/09/press-release-regarding-the-movements-of-hayat-tahrir-al-sham-in-afrin-region/4/6 Moreover, in an update published on May 27, 2022, we noted information about the stationing of Al-Nusra in the Afrin region with mock battles…
https://sdf-press.com/en/2022/05/mock-battles-in-the-occupied-afrin/5/6 On May 31, 2022, we confirmed in a press release that Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham controls areas in the south and west of Afrin following an agreement with the SNA mercenaries sponsored by Turkey
https://sdf-press.com/en/2022/05/update-hts-terrorists-take-over-areas-in-south-and-west-of-occupied-afrin/6/6 Accordingly, taking over Afrin by the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham was with Turkish blessing for field and political reasons, and the recent battles are no more than stirring up dust to cover up the Turkish role in turning the area into a safe zone for ISIS and al-Nusra and starting base to inside Syria.
7/7 For us, whether Afrin and other occupied areas were under the control of al-Nusra or other mercenary groups, it makes no difference. They are still considered occupied areas and must be liberated.
