On Monday June 14, during the NATO summit, Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan defended the engagement of his troops with the Syrian army in the north of the country.
Ankara notably accuses the Kurdish militias of fomenting attacks, as in the city of Afrin, on June 11, where artillery fire hit a hospital and killed at least 18 people.
A doctor, three hospital staff, three women and a child are among the victims of the bombings that hit al-Chifaa hospital, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH).
According to this NGO, the shots came from territories in the north of the province of Aleppo where the forces of the regime but also Kurdish forces are deployed.
Turkey and the local authorities blame the Kurdish militias, who reject all responsibility.
Located in the province of Aleppo, the Kurdish region of Afrin was conquered in March 2018 by Turkish forces and their Syrian auxiliaries.
In the past, the power of Bashar al-Assad but also his Russian ally have been singled out by NGOs, including Amnesty International, for attacks on schools and medical centers.
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