Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of civilian deaths in Afrin resulting from Turkish military operations.

​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.