Mus’ab Al Naci-Abu Ibrahim's house is located in the area where the Regular Army seizes the control, while his store is located in the area under the control of Jaish al-Hur. He had to migrate due to these difficult circumstances under the occupation.
Mus’ab Al Naci-Abu Ibrahim: I am from Kellase neighborhood of Aleppo in Syria. I am 57 years old, and I was retired from the Municipality. I have two sons and three daughters. My daughters are married. I have 6 grandchildren. I have a store in Aleppo where I sell toys, and kitchen utensils. I have three younger brothers. One of them studies at university, while others have a clothing store in Long Bazaar. The distance between home and my store is 3 km. Therefore, I prefer minibus for transportation between home and my work place. However, since the outbreak of civil war, I have to walk due to the lack of security in the city.
ORSAM: Could you tell us about your life before the civil war in Syria, what you went through during the civil war and the reasons why you came to Turkey?
Mus’ab Al Naci-Abu Ibrahim: The Bazaar is under the control of Jaish al-Hur, while the neighborhood where my house is located is under the control of the Regular Army. As the areas where the regular army seize control are not bombed, there is no harm in my house. But this is not the case in the Bazaar. Since the arrival of Jaish al-Hur in Bazaar, there is a constant bombardment. They use many stores as their base. Therefore, there is neither security nor trade in Bazaar. After a while I stopped going to my store. Just like me, my brothers who also have their store in the Bazaar stopped opening their shops. On the other hand, they forced our younger brother who studied at university to enlist in the army. We do not know where he is now.
As the civil war continued, we started to go through problems due to the lack of water, electricity and food. Telephone lines did not work either. Therefore, we could hear from each other. We left Aleppo as soon as possible to get rid of these difficult circumstances. We only took our clothes and took shelter in Tulel village in Idlib. Then we came to Reyhanlı district of Hatay.
* This interview was made by Feyyat Özyazar in Reyhanlı district of Hatay, on 25 November 2012.
