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UN Security Council refrains from condemning Turkey

Hatay - Muslimchronicle

The UN Security Council discussed Turkey’s intensifying offensive against Kurdish militias and the worsening humanitarian crisis in Syria on Monday but did not condemn or demand an end to the sensitive Turkish operation. Already scheduled to hear a report from UN aid chief Mark Lowcock on his recent visit to Syria, at France’s request the Security Council also touched onRead more

Turkey presses assault on Kurdish militia in Syria

Afrin - Muslimchronicle

Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies pressed an assault on a border enclave held by Kurdish militia on Tuesday but the fighting was more narrowly focused, a monitor said. Turkish warplanes carried out new strikes on the northwest of the Afrin enclave and also hit the outskirts of the mainly Kurdish-held city of Qamishli far to the east, woundingRead more

Ten killed in Turkish attack on Kurdish-held Syrian region

Afrin - Muslimchronicle

Turkish attacks in the Afrin region of northern Syria killed ten people on Saturday, mostly civilians, a spokesman for the Kurdish militia which controls the area said. “Seven civilians were killed, including a child, as well as two female fighters and one male fighter,” said Birusk Hasakeh, spokesman for the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in Afrin, adding that theRead more

US calls on Turkey to 'exercise restraint' in Syria

Washington - Muslimchronicle

The United States called Sunday for Turkey to "exercise restraint" and avoid civilian casualties in its cross-border operation targeting Syrian Kurdish forces. "We urge Turkey to exercise restraint and ensure that its military operations remain limited in scope and duration and scrupulous to avoid civilian casualties," State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement. source: AFPRead more

Turkish strikes kill 8 civilians in Afrin region

Beirut - Muslimchronicle

Turkish air raids killed eight civilians on Sunday in the northern Syrian enclave of Afrin, according to a war monitor and a spokesman for the Kurdish forces that control the area. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the dead, who included at least one child, were killed in air strikes on the village of Jalbara. "Eight civilians wereRead more

One dead in rocket attack on Turkish town near Syria

Istanbul - Muslimchronicle

One Syrian refugee was killed and 32 people were wounded Sunday in rocket fire on a Turkish town close to the Syrian border, a local official said, a day after the Turkish army began a new operation against Kurdish militia in Syria. Two of those hurt were badly injured, Huseyin Sanverdi, the mayor of Reyhanli, a small town situated inRead more

Turkey begins first wave of artillery fire on Kurds in Afrin

Afrin - Muslimchronicle

Turkey began its first wave of artillery fire targeting Kurdish fighters in Afrin, Syria on Tuesday night, said an Al Arabiya reporter. This comes as a retaliation to the Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG) firing a large number of missiles targeting settlements in the Azaz region bordering Turkey and Syria, which is controlled by the Turkish-backed opposition Free Syrian Army, mediaRead more

Turkey sends armed convoys to Syrian border

Sanliurfa - Muslimchronicle

Turkish forces began a military fortification plan on their border, sending reinforcements to areas bordering Syria. A convoy, including armed vehicles and soldiers, arrived in the Sanliurfa province southeast of Turkey, and will be heading to Gaziantep, according to local Turkish media. A similar convoy also carrying military equipment reached the southern province of Hatay. The move followed the announcementRead more