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| Rantburg Exclusive: Horrific Afrin Civilian Attrocities 2/22/2018 |
| 2018-02-23 |
| There was not a release of battle field events by the SDF as they were overwhelmed with numerous reports of major human rights atrocities coming in regarding NATO member Turkish Military and their Al Qaeda allies, three of which are listed. I leave it up to the moderators to filter out any items that may be too graphic for publishing: 1) A major convoy of unarmed, civilian activists heading to Afrin to show solidarity with the people of Afrin was struck by Turkish artillery and air strikes. Early reports indicate many fatalities and wounded. 2) A large group of unarmed young women in a village were rounded up and summarily executed. The video does seem to show one victim in military kakis but the rest the young women appear to show only civilian clothing, most likely young mothers who lived throughout the village. (Video of the casualties) Factions of the "Olive Branch" Operation carry out field executions in the countryside of #Afrin, killing 7 persons including women @syriahr @hrw @amnesty @KenRoth https://t.co/uaKYy5X3xZ pic.twitter.com/CpTYmmwax6 — MutluCiviroglu(@mutludc) February 22, 2018Link 3) An unarmed farmer who was working on his farm was summarily executed as Al Qaeda took possession of his tractor. (Video of the execution)
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| Posted by:Ulaigum Ebbineng7056 |
| #5 A genocide by other means. Turks, what vicious assholes they are. |
| Posted by: Injun Bucket8891 2018-02-23 23:32 |
| #4 If the strategy is to kill civilians and all the women, then the operation is intended as a raid/spoiling attack, not an attempt to capture and hold territory. If so, then the real Syrian/Iranian forces aren't going to oppose the Turks since they would take losses fighting a force that will soon be leaving. It seems likely that this incursion into Syria will result in the Turkish forces' withdrawal in a few weeks, as soon as they execute or drive out all the fertile women in the Afrin area. |
| Posted by: rammer 2018-02-23 21:44 |
| #3 Nuke Ankara. |
| Posted by: Betty Hatfield5124 2018-02-23 06:40 |
| #2 So THAT happened. |
| Posted by: newc 2018-02-23 01:30 |
| #1 Turkish forces, war crimes. What else did you expect? I hope the Russians bomb the shit out of the Turks and their proxies. Make them pay the price. Because the US is too gutless to step in and stand up to Erdogan in any meaningful way. Sanction Turkey now - and throw them out of NATO. Withdraw all forces and support - crater the runways on the way out. |
| Posted by: Injun Bucket8891 2018-02-23 01:07 |