Operations and Attacks in Southeast…
It is learned from the news coverage of November 14, 2019 that 1 HPG militant died in a clash between security forces and HPG militants in İskenderun district of Hatay on October 26, 2019; 3 HPG militants died in an air operation of Turkish Armed Forces to rural areas of Doğubayazıt district of Ağrı on November 7, 2019; and 2 HPG militants died in an air operation to rural areas of Silopi district of Şırnak on November 9, 2019.
Month: November 2019
227 civilians killed in occupied Afrin, including 32 children
At least 227 civilians have been killed and 638 others wounded in Turkish occupied Afrin during the past 1,5 years.
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IHD reported 14,000 human rights violations in Izmir
The Human Rights Association (IHD) Izmir branch reported the rights violations in the Aegean Region and surrounding cities between March and August 2019.
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Demographic change by the Turkish state in North-East Syria
First of all, we offer a definition of “demographic change”. It is the transformation from one form of social organization to another, and therefore it sits within the social sciences, which deals with the issues, problems and changes of human society. It concerns population and growth factors, and their qualitative and quantitative balance. Report PDF
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UN Conville: 92 civilians died since Turkey attack in NE Syria
UN Human Rights Commissioner Spokesman, Rupert Colville, said that “since a Turkish-led offensive across Syria’s northern border a month ago to push out Kurdish YPG fighters, at least 92 civilians have been killed.”
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Call for an investigation into Turkish use of prohibited weapons
The Foreign Relations Department of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria held a press conference regarding the use of internationally prohibited weapons by the Turkish state in its military offensive launched against the region on October 9. The press conference was attended by Abdulkerim Omer, co-chair of the Foreign Relations Department, and Ciwan Mustafa, co-chair of the Health Committee.
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Report: TURKEY’S TRACK RECORD: The occupation of Afrin
“People here, everyone has a dream, a dream of returning back to their farms and their homes in Afrin.” Hassan Hassan, former Afrin resident
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HRFT Human Rights Report 1-5 November
Military Operation to North and East Syria…
Within the military operation of Turkish Armed Forces to north and east Syria; Ministry of National Defence made a declaration on October 31, 2019 and announced that 1 soldier died (İsmail Sarıcan) and 6 soldiers got wounded due to an explosion.