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HRW: Turkey Not Avoiding Civilians in Syria Strikes

HRW: Turkey Not Avoiding Civilians in Syria Strikes
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Human rights group Human Rights Watch [HRW] criticized the way Turkey is conducting its offensive in northern Syria, saying it has failed to take necessary precautions to avoid civilian casualties.

HRW: Turkey Not Avoiding Civilians in Syria Strikes

The New York-based group cited three attacks in the Afrin region in late January that it says killed a total of 26 civilians, 17 of whom were children.

In a statement issued on Friday, HRW called on Turkey to thoroughly investigate these strikes and make the findings public.

Turkey launched an air and ground offensive in the Kurdish-controlled region on Jan. 20, claiming that its goal is to clear Afrin of Syrian Kurdish militia which Turkey considers to be an offshoot of its own outlawed Kurdish rebels fighting within Turkey.

According to several estimates around 120 civilians have been killed so far in the offensive.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

 

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