Regional and international figures have spoken out to condemn Turkey’s cross-border military operations against Iraqi Kurdistan, North and East Syria and the Yazidi homeland of Sinjar.
Iraqi President Barham Salih condemned Turkey’s actions during the visit of a delegation of MPs from Turkey’s opposition party HDP, while 75 international women’s organisations and individuals have also spoken out to call on the UN to act over the military operations.
Domestic abuses against the Kurdish population also continue in Turkey, with a new report spotlighting thousands of instances of Kurdish graves being desecrated or destroyed by Turkish forces in recent years.
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