Killing of Elderly Kurdish Returnee in Afrin Raises Fears over Civilian Safety

Killing of Elderly Kurdish Returnee in Afrin Raises Fears over Civilian Safety

The killing of an elderly Kurdish man who had recently returned to Afrin has provoked widespread anger and renewed concern over the safety of displaced civilians attempting to resettle in north-western Syria. Adel Abdul Hanan Naasan, born in 1959 and originally from the village of Shitka in the Mabata district, was found dead in his olive grove near the junction leading to Faqiran in the Jindires area. Local residents said he had left home to te…