Syria war: Turkey 'indiscriminately shelling civilians in Afrin'

A mother comforts her wounded daughter at a hospital in the Kurdish enclave of Afrin, Syria (20 February 2018)
At least 24 children have reportedly been killed in Afrin since the Turkish offensive began

Unpredictable shellfire by Turkish troops - and to a lesser degree Kurdish powers - has murdered scores of regular folks in Syria, a human rights assemble charges.

Pardon Global said it had checked witness declaration from the north-western Kurdish enclave of Afrin that "painted a terrible picture".

The utilization of big guns in non military personnel territories is restricted by universal law.

Turkey has denied focusing on regular citizens since propelling a hostile against a Kurdish civilian army in Afrin a month ago.

The Turkish government says the General population's Security Units (YPG) is an augmentation of the prohibited Kurdistan Specialists' Gathering (PKK), which has battled for Kurdish independence in south-eastern Turkey for three decades.

The YPG denies any direct authoritative connects to the PKK - an attestation sponsored by the US, which has given the civilian army and associated Middle Easterner contenders with weapons and air support to enable them to fight the jihadist amass Islamic State (IS).

As indicated by the Kurdish Red Sickle, assaults on Afrin by Turkish-drove powers between 22 January and 21 February murdered 93 regular citizens, including 24 youngsters.

In the mean time, YPG shellfire allegedly killed four regular folks in Azaz, including one kid.

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