Amnesty accuses Turkey of 'war crimes' in Syria

Turkish forces and Syrian rebel allies have committed "war crimes" including summary executions during their offensive in northeast Syria, Amnesty International said Friday.

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Activists from Amnesty International , America's Voice, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Church World Service (CWS) hold a civil disobedience protest against "the decimation of the U.S. refugee resettlement program " in front of the US Capitol on October 15, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Olivier Douliery / AFP)

2019-10-18 12:59:05

Turkish forces and Syrian rebel allies have committed "war crimes" including summary executions during their offensive in northeast Syria, Amnesty International said Friday.

Amnesty accused Ankara's forces of "serious violations and war crimes, summary killings and unlawful attacks" in the operation launched on October 9.

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