Ahmad Ajjan disappeared since arrest by Syrian Army during evacuation from siege
Name(s):
Ahmad Ajjan
Status:
Disappeared
Year of birth:
1968
Profession:
Farmer
Nationality:
Syrian
Date of arrest:
On October 20, 2013, Ahmad Ajjan and other family members were arrested by the Syrian Army at a checkpoint near the village of Al Husseiniyah, southwestern Syria, while they were trying to evacuate the besieged village of Yalda. Ahmad’s fate and whereabouts remain unknown to date.
Ahmad Ajjan was living in the village of Yalda, which, at the time, was under the control of the Free Syrian Army and besieged by the Syrian Army. On October 20, 2013, the Syrian Army agreed to allow the evacuation of all the civilians not directly participating in hostilities.
On October 20, 2013, while they were trying to evacuate Yalda, Ahmad Ajjan and other members of his family were stopped at a checkpoint controlled by the Syrian Army located in Tal Al Kharouf district near Al Husseiniyah village. Members of the Syrian Army, wearing military uniforms, arrested Ahmad Ajjan and the other members of the family and took them to an unknown location.
Since his arrest, Ahmad Ajjan’s family has gone every year – the last time in May 2019 – to enquire about his fate and whereabouts to the military police station in Qaboun, Damascus Governorate, as well as to the Criminal Court in Damascus, but to no avail.
| Name(s): |
Ahmad Ajjan
|
| Status: |
Disappeared
|
| Year of birth: |
1968
|
| Profession: |
Farmer
|
| Nationality: |
Syrian
|
| Date of arrest: |
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Ahmad Ajjan was living in the village of Yalda, which, at the time, was under the control of the Free Syrian Army and besieged by the Syrian Army. On October 20, 2013, the Syrian Army agreed to allow the evacuation of all the civilians not directly participating in hostilities.
On October 20, 2013, while they were trying to evacuate Yalda, Ahmad Ajjan and other members of his family were stopped at a checkpoint controlled by the Syrian Army located in Tal Al Kharouf district near Al Husseiniyah village. Members of the Syrian Army, wearing military uniforms, arrested Ahmad Ajjan and the other members of the family and took them to an unknown location.
Since his arrest, Ahmad Ajjan’s family has gone every year – the last time in May 2019 – to enquire about his fate and whereabouts to the military police station in Qaboun, Damascus Governorate, as well as to the Criminal Court in Damascus, but to no avail.