Syria: Armed Conflict

(asked on 30th January 2018) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department holds any information on (a) civilian casualties and (b) human rights abuses caused by the recent Turkish operation in Afrin.


Answered by
Alan Duncan Portrait
Alan Duncan
This question was answered on 2nd February 2018

We are closely following reporting on civilian casualties and alleged human rights abuses in the Turkish operation in Afrin, but have not been able to verify any of the figures quoted. In all our contact with Turkey we have urged them to avoid civilian casualties, maintain human rights and to ensure that humanitarian assistance can reach the area. The Prime Minister raised this issue with President Erdoǧan when they spoke on 26 January.

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