Maydanki Lake - Syria Direct

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

By Tamara Musa, (Sawtna Training Program)|2024-09-18T17:52:26+02:00August 14, 2024|

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?

‘Crimes against nature’: Forest clearing around Afrin’s Maydanki Lake sparks anger and shock

By Lyse Mauvais|2024-08-13T14:32:51+02:00September 2, 2022|

Videos and pictures showing tree cutting in Syria’s Afrin district sparked horror and shock on social media this week. Local environmental activists accuse Turkish-backed factions of involvement in “crimes against nature.”