Turkish air strike kills 11 civilians in Syria's Afrin: monitor

Agency March 18, 2018
Turkish air strike kills 11 civilians in Syria's Afrin: monitor

BEIRUT - A Turkish air strike killed 11 civilians trying to flee Afrin in northern Syria on Saturday, a monitor said, as Turkey-led forces pressed an assault on the outskirts of the Kurdish-majority city. 

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said more than 280 civilians have been killed since the Turkey-led offensive against a Kurdish militia in the Afrin region began on January 20. 

Ankara has repeatedly said it takes the "utmost care" to avoid civilian casualties. 
 

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