▁Sun ▁Battalion ▁f igh ters ▁would ▁be ▁held ▁for ▁trial ▁for ▁viol ating ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Con vent ions . ▁The ▁five ▁accused ▁were ▁arrested ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁March . ▁ ▁Eth nic ▁cle ans ing ▁and ▁forced ▁disp lacement ▁▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁Turkish ▁government ▁and ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁Y PG ▁was ▁carrying ▁out ▁an ▁eth nic ▁cle ans ing ▁of ▁non - K urd ish ▁populations ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁J az ira ▁and ▁Eu phr ates ▁regions ▁into ▁a ▁single ▁territory . ▁ ▁The ▁U . S . ▁State ▁Department ▁react ed ▁by ▁stating ▁they ▁would ▁' scr ut in ise ' ▁Am n esty ▁International ' s ▁accus ations . ▁The ▁U . S . ▁State ▁Department ▁stated ▁it ▁had ▁to ▁determine ▁if ▁there ▁was ▁" any ▁ver acity ▁to ▁the ▁claims ", ▁but ▁showed ▁concern ▁by ▁calling ▁for ▁any ▁administrator ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁to ▁rule ▁" with ▁respect ▁for ▁all ▁groups ▁regardless ▁of ▁eth nic ity ". ▁The ▁report ▁makes ▁accus ations ▁of ▁lo oting , ▁co er cing ▁civ ili ans ▁to ▁join ▁their ▁armed ▁forces ▁and ▁the ▁forced ▁target ed ▁disp lacement ▁of ▁ 1 4 0 0 ▁families ▁in ▁the ▁Turk man ▁villages ▁of ▁Hamm am ▁al - T urk man , ▁ 8 0 0 ▁Turk men ▁from ▁M ela ▁Ber ho ▁and ▁Sul uk ▁residents . ▁The ▁report ▁offers ▁un named ▁witness ▁testim ony ▁from ▁reported ▁vict ims ,