Syria DirectSyria Direct Staff2024-10-10T00:50:45+02:00

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  • Trees planted near the banks of Maydanki Lake, in the Sheran subdistrict of the Afrin, as part of an afforestation campaign by the Afrin Local Council, 30/6/2024 (Tamara Musa/Syria Direct)

‘We feel the loss’: Afrin Kurds mourn Maydanki’s forest

People in Afrin remember the forest around Maydanki Lake for what it once was: a natural haven, the setting of summer days spent under rustling branches. Now devastated by years of illegal tree cutting by Turkish-backed factions, what hope is there for its future?

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