World in brief: February 29, 2024
TURKEY: Human Rights Watch said today that Turkey bears responsibility for some of the abuses and possible war crimes committed in Syria, mostly against Kurdish residents in the country’s north.
The New York-based watchdog said the abuses had been committed by Turkish forces and also armed factions backed by Ankara in areas they control in northern Syria.
There was no immediate response from Turkey.
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