Amnesty accuses Turkey of 'war crimes' in Syria

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BEIRUT (AFP) - Turkish forces and Syrian rebel allies have committed 'war crimes' including summary executions during their offensive in northeast Syria, Amnesty International said Friday (Oct 18).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BEIRUT - Turkish forces and Syrian rebel allies have committed"war crimes" including summary executions during their offensive in north-east Syria, Amnesty International said on Friday .

Ankara's operation aims to remove the Kurdish People's Protection Units from areas near its border in northern Syria. The charges were based on the testimony of 17 people including medical, aid and rescue workers, journalists and displaced people, as well as video footage, it said. The report included testimony of a Kurdish Red Crescent worker who said he removed bodies from the wreckage of a Turkish air strike near a school in Salhiye on Oct 12.

 

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