Interim local council established in Syria’s Afrin

AFRIN, SYRIA - APRIL 12: Kurdish, Arab and Turkmen civilian representatives have established an interim local council in Syria’s Afrin on Thursday to provide local services. According to Anadolu Agency reporters on the ground, the city's elders have voted and formed a temporary local council in the center of Afrin. Eleven of the 20-member council were elected by Kurds, eight by Arabs and one by Turkmens. Zuheyr Haydar, a Kurdish representative, was elected president of the council. The seats of the executive board go to Zakarya Mohammad, Jasim al-Sifari, Ahmet Haj Hasan, Abdurrahman Najjar, Horu Osman and Muhammad Sheikh Rashit. To become a member of the council it is an obligation to be a citizen of Afrin. Speaking to Anadolu Agency Haydar thanked Turkey for its support. “We thank Turkey for giving us this opportunity. We will serve the people of Afrin, like the Euphrates Shield [region], the Olive Branch region will be an example,” he said. Haydar called on all people of Afrin to return to their homes.(Footage by Esref Musa/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)