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Prof. Franco Cavalli: ‘We are positive that chemicals are used, but we need lab results to prove this to the world’

Swiss oncologist and politician says if scientists analyse samples from the bodies of deceased Kurdish fighters and from the soil where toxic gases are used, the truth behind Turkey's alleged use of chemical warfare will be proven. "Turkish army fire toxic gases into the tunnels," he said, "This is horrible."

2:53 pm 03/11/2021
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Since 23 April, Turkey continues military operations, dubbed “Claw-Lightning” and “Claw-Thunderbolt” in Iraqi Kurdistan, the semi-autonomous region in northern Iraq, as part of their four-decades long battle against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

These unusually long military operations continue to bring allegations of Turkey’s use of chemical warfare against Kurdish fighters on the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan as representatives of the PKK and the People’s Defence Forces (HPG), the military wing of the PKK, have continuously repeated their claims that Turkey has been using various variants of chemical and toxic gases in order to be able to get into the caves and tunnels strictly defended by the Kurdish fighters during their six-month long battle against the Turkish army, the second largest standing military force in NATO.

“For over a hundred years, Turkey has been fighting against the Kurds, not only domestically, but also cross-borders in Syria and Iraq, that has already been the cause of the death and displacement of tens of thousands.”

This is how Prof. Dr. Franco Cavalli, who has been following the current situation in Iraqi Kurdistan, defined Turkey’s approach to the Kurds, living within and outside the borders of Turkey.

Having served between 2006 and 2008 as president of the International Union against Cancer (UICC), Professor Cavalli is one of Switzerland’s longest-serving politicians and distinguished oncologists, who was voted as Switzerland’s “Person of the Year” for his contributions to society for his work in cancer and palliative care in the developing world.

The drone technology, which Cavalli noted Turkey has been selling to Azerbaijan against Armenia, is also being used against the Kurdish fighters in Iraqi Kurdistan, according to Cavalli:

“Drones that caused Armenia to lose a war against Azerbaijan have been used against Kurdish fighters for a long time now. That is why PKK fighters have left the fronts and invite the Turkish army into the so called ‘war tunnels’. And the Turkish army, who are unable to get into these tunnels, fire toxic gases into the tunnels, this is horrible,” he said.

This is exactly why the use of chemical warfare has been banned, according to Cavalli.

“Numerous international institutions are responsible for monitoring the use of such weapons, but unfortunately both these institutions and the world press, who are responsible of urging them to act, have remained and are still remaining silent about this.”

Everybody should be acting on the claims that Turkey is deploying chemical warfare in Iraqi Kurdistan, Cavalli said “It is not time to discuss whether these claims are true or not, even the possibility that this is happening is horrible.”

The Swiss doctor urged responsible institutions and experts to “take samples from the bodies of deceased Kurdish fighters and from the soils where toxic gases have been used,” in order to prove or disprove the suspicions about Turkey’s violation of the international ban on the use of chemical warfare.

Cavalli insisted that in a random research laboratory, the reality behind all these claims can be brought to daylight.

“We are sure that some banned warfare is being used, but we need lab results to make the international media report about this as Turkey is working together with the international media to cover this up. We must find a way to reveal the truth and stop Turkey.”

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