Syria/Turkey: Landmines Kill Civilians Fleeing Kobani Turkey Should Clear Minefields, Relocate Refugees DECEMBER 2, 2014 Enlarge “Selma,” pictured here, and her daughter, were injured in a border minefield. “Selma”’s leg was amputated as a result of the injury. © 2014 Human Rights Watch Enlarge © 2014 Syrian Arab Red Crescent To fall victim to a landmine after losing your home and fleeing your country is a fate no one should have to endure. Turkey has the capacity to clear its minefields and should clear them immediately. Steve Goose, arms director at Human Rights Watch and chair of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, a 1997 Nobel Peace Laureate (Istanbul) – Landmines placed decades ago by the Turkish military have killed at least three civilians trying to flee Syria and injured at least nine others, Human Rights Watch said today. The landmines, in a restricted zone along the border with Syria, threaten thousands more Syrian refugees.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 07:43:34 +0000
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