Turkish forces engaged in Operation Olive Branch against Kurdish militias in the northwest of Syria have used gas, Syrian state
Turkish forces engaged in Operation Olive Branch against Kurdish militias in the northwest of Syria have used gas, Syrian state
media SANA reports.
At least six civilians have been hospitalized.
"Six people have been admitted with symptoms of suffocation as a result of the use of projectiles with poisonous gas by the Turkish regime in the town of Aranda," SANA quotes the hospital's director, Joan Mohammed. Medics are working to determine the type of gas used, Mohammed said.
Six civilians injured by chemical gas by Turkish army in the village of Aranda in Afrin ١ pic.twitter.com/YjQJg57zHN— MOHAMMED HASSAN (@MHJournalist) 16. Februar 2018
Local journalist Mohammed Hassan tweeted pictures of patients, who were purported to be victims of the attack, wearing breathing masks.
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