Children return to school in Afrin after 2 years
Turkey renovates school in village in northwestern Syria
Syrian children have returned to their classrooms after two years as they were not able to continue their education because of the terrorists groups' restriction. (Halil Fidan - Anadolu Agency)
By Halil Fidan
AFRIN
Children forced out of school by YPG/PKK terrorists were overjoyed to return to their classrooms in Afrin, northwestern Syria, two years later.
Turkey has undertaken a school renovation project in Afrin where a counter-terror operation is ongoing.
The Kecioren district Municipality of Turkey’s capital Ankara has completed renovation of a school in a village. The municipality spearheaded a similar project in Jarabulus, Syria in the wake of Turkey's Operation Euphrates Shield in 2016-early 2017.
The walls, floors
“The children have not gone to school for two years due to the pressures of the PYD/PKK terrorist organization,” Uday Ibrahim, a teacher, told Anadolu Agency.
Terrorists had forced schools to teach the Latin alphabets instead of Arabic, and so Arab villagers
"We thank Turkey for reopening our schools and saving us from terrorists here," said Seyma el-Hasan, an 11-year-old student.
Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch on Jan. 20 to clear YPG/PKK and Daesh terrorist groups from Afrin.
On March 18, Turkish-backed troops liberated the town of Afrin, which had been a major hideout for the PYD/PKK since 2012.
The operation is being carried out under the framework of Turkey's rights based on international law, UN Security Council resolutions, its self-defense rights under the UN charter, and respect for Syria's territorial integrity, according to the Turkish military.
The military also said only terror targets are being destroyed and "utmost care" is being taken to not harm civilians.
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