SORGUL ŞÊXO

Hasakah- Women, children, and the elderly suffer the most from wars all over the world. Although there is an organization called Human Rights Organization in North and East Syria, does not fulfill its responsibilities. It just watches how civilians are killed. The people living in the villages have faced many difficulties due to the ongoing military operations of Turkey. Families, who were forcibly displaced from their villages due to ongoing bombardments, have lived in the Tall Tamr district of Hasakah, NE Syria.

She lives in a ruined house

All of the families who have faced many difficulties due to force displacement have stories waiting to be written. 50-year-old Ayişa Xidir has three daughters and five sons. The Xidir family had to leave their village Dirdara and settled in the village of Til Nesrî. In 2015, ISIS attacked Til Nesrî and destroyed all the houses in the village. Ayişa Xidir has to live in a ruined house in the village with her children now.

Land mines were planted in fields instead of seeds

Ayişa Xidir told us how their village was beautiful before the attacks. “I was born and grew up in the village of Dirdara. We used to make a living from agriculture. But we had to leave our village and fields due to the attacks of the Turkish state. Land mines were planted in fields instead of seeds. On Til Menaz Hill, there are the headquarters of the Turkish army and Turkish-backed factions. When the bombardment started, we used to escape to the Zirgan River and hid there until the bombardment ended. We had to move to the Til Nesrî village when our house was destroyed in the bombardment.”

After living in a house in the village of Til Nesrî, ISIS attacked the village and destroyed many houses, including the house they lived in. “We found a barn without a roof. We have lived here for two years even if it is very cold in winter. The barn is five meters long and three meters wide. And we are nine people living in it. This barn is everything we have. There is no kitchen and bathroom so we face many difficulties,” Ayişa Xidir told NuJINHA.

She wants to return to her village

“Every day the village of Dirdare is bombed. We wait for the end of the bombardment to return to our village,” Ayişa Xidir said, “We live in very difficult conditions here and aid organizations do not hear our voices. Despite all the difficulties, I do not want to go out of the country. I was born and grew up in this region. How can I go to another country by leaving all my memories behind? Whenever I perform the prayer, I pray to return to my village, to my home.”

While talking with us, Ayişa Xidir remembered an attack on her village and said, “Civilians were targeted. I forgot my 4-year-old child sleeping outside of the house. We couldn’t return to the village due to bombardment. My son-in-law risked his life and went to the village. He brought my child back. Then, my house was bombed.”

“Land is honor”

Stating that she wants to live in her land until she dies, Ayişa Xidir said, “I can live in a tent but in my land. Our land is our honor. If we lose our land, we will lose our honor.”