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Occupied northern Syria ‘on verge of catastrophe,’ foreign minister says
Children gather outside their tents, at al-Hol camp, which houses families of members of the Islamic State group, in Hasakeh province, Syria, May 1, 2021

OCCUPIED northern Syria is “on the verge of a catastrophe” the country’s foreign minister Faisal Mikdad said, with Turkey accused of building illegal settlements as it seeks demographic change.

The Syrian government minister warned that Ankara continues to violate international law and described the vision of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as “Satanic.”

Mr Mikdad made the comments in an exclusive interview with Russia’s Sputnik news agency on Monday in which he laid out the Syrian government’s opposition to Turkey’s actions. 

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