HRW: Turkish occupation committed war crimes in NE Syria

Human Rights Watch stated in a report that international aid workers and local residents mentioned that the strikes caused major power outages, fuel shortages, and suspend some schools.

The NGO Forum in NE Syria, the main coordinating body for NGOs warned in a statement issued on November 25 of the damage caused energy water crisis in the region.

For his part, Adam Coogle, the Deputy Middle East Director at Human Rights Watch, said: "Turkish attacks on populated areas and vital infrastructure in NE Syria endanged the basic rights of civilians, Syrians are already suffering from a humanitarian catastrophe, growing displacement, and a faltering economy.

He added : "Turkish military strikes may exacerbate an already unbearable situation for Kurds, Arabs, and other components."

Human Rights Watch spoke to six residents living in the cities of Kobani, Qamishlo, Derik, and the town of Çil Agha in Qamishlo district, all of which suffered damage, as well as international aid workers, two of whom are on the ground in NE Syria.

The "Non-Governmental Organizations Forum" stated that at least 10 civilians were killed in the air strikes carried out by the Turkish occupation, including Issam Abdullah, the journalist at ANHA News Agency.

The organization indicated that on the eve of November 20, the Turkish Air Force targeted the positions of the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Damascus government forces, but it also hit a coronavirus treatment center, a school, grain silos, power stations, and fuel stations, oil fields, a road heavily used by civilians and aid organizations.

The organization noted in its report that "on November 23, Turkish strikes also targeted a site of the Syrian Democratic Forces in al-Hol camp, a detention camp in al-Hasakah governorate, which houses more than 53,000 ISIS members and their families, most of whom are women and children from Syria and 60 countries.

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