BEIRUT — Turkish air strikes on Monday kill 13 civilians, including two children, in northwestern Syria’s Kurdish enclave of Afrin, a monitor says.
The deadly air raids hit the town of Jandairis near the Turkish border, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor.
They come six weeks into a Turkey-led assault against the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia in the enclave.
Jandairis has been under heavy fire since dawn today as Turkish troops and allied rebels on its edges seek to retake the area from Kurdish fighters, says Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman.
Since the Turkish offensive started on January 20, Turkish bombardment has killed 165 civilians, including 29 children, the Observatory announces.
Turkey denies the reports and says it takes the “utmost care” to avoid civilian casualties.
— AFP
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