Syria: Kurds accuse Turkey of poison gas attack in Afrin

Kurdish and Syrian media report a poisonous gas attack by the Turkish army. Grenades with toxic substances are said to have taken a village in the region of Afrin.

Syria: Kurds accuse Turkey of poison gas attack in Afrin

The Turkish army is said to have used Afrin poison gas in north Syrian enclave. This is reported by Kurdish Undsyrische media, citing Kurdish doctors in region. Six civilians with respiratory problems were admitted to hospital. The attack should have hit DorfAranda.

DiePatienten have surrendered and showed rash undniedrigen blood pressure as furr symptoms, it was said among ors at Kurdistan24. The Staatlichesyrische news agency SANA reported that Türkeihabe fired several grenades with toxic substances on a village in DerRegion, which would have Erstickungssymptomebekommen six civilians. Also London-based SyrischeBeobachtungsstelle for Human rights quoted doctors in ir report.

From an independent side, DieseBerichte have yet to be checked. On videos published by affected hospital, people can see oxygen masks. These, however, do not show any of typical signs of poisoning by poison gas, such as twitching, vomiting or frothing in front of mouth.

Dastürkische Military reiterated his insurance to use in Afrin keinechemischen or or prohibited weapons. Moreover, soldiers would endeavour not to affect civilians.

With ir campaign in Afrin Veruscht, Turkey has been distributing Kurdish militia YPG from region for about four weeks. She considers se as terrorists and Ablegerkurdischer rebels in Turkey. For United States, however, YPG is one of wirkungsvollstenVerbündeten in fight against Islamic State's terrorist militia (IS).

This cooperation was criticized by Turkish Prime Minister Bınalı Yıldırım and accused NATO partner of co-operation with terrorists.  "We are protecting NATO borders, sourn border of Turkey," he said at security conference in Munich. "What or NATO member states are doing is that y are working with a terrorist organization that poses a threat to us at our borders." The NATO partners agree that is must be combated and turned off as a terrorist organisation. "But if we do, we should not create a new terrorist organisation at same time."

In addition, Yıldırım reaffirmed threat of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to give US soldiers an "Ottoman slap" in this conflict. "It does not matter wher it is in Syria or Iraq: if re are terrorist actions against our country re, n it is clear that we would give strengn possible slap here." If anor country turns martially against Turkey, it will "naturally" strike back.

Date Of Update: 18 February 2018, 12:03
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