Launched TUESDAY November 12, 2019 on zReportage.com Story #716: Syria's Bloody War: UN advocates are calling for the full protection of thousands of women and children currently being held in overcrowded camps across northern Syria and Iraq. They fear recent ongoing hostilities can further worsen the already dire conditions of this highly vulnerable group. Following the Turkish incursion into northern Syria last month, the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria reported that more than 100,000 people, mostly women and children with presumed links to ISIL fighters, are 'lingering in makeshift camps' in the region. Turkey halted its military inside Syria when it struck deals with the US and Russia for the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), who are considered a'terrorist group' by Ankara, to be moved 20 miles from the border with Turkey. The offensive faced international criticism over fears it could undermine efforts to prevent the Islamic State (ISIS) from returning in Syria and unleashing another humanitarian crisis in the already eight year long war. The Syrian Democratic Forces, were the USA's main ally in the battle against ISIL in Syria. US President Trump has faced domestic criticism for announcing a troop withdrawal that was seen as a green light for Turkey's cross border campaign against the armed group. The outcome, the refugees state, is a form of ethnic cleansing, an operation they see as intended in part to force out Kurdish residents and their sympathizers and replace them with Arabs loyal to Turkey.
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Residents flee villages near the frontline in Tel Tamir, Syria.
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The humanitarian group Free Burma Rangers on a rescue mission of Kurdish YPG soldiers fighting Turkish forces on a road at the front line. During one rescue they defended from fierce gunfire, 6 tank rounds and an RPG attack to rescue a soldier with internal injuries.
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DAVE EUBANK carries an injured soldier to a hospital. Eubank, from the humanitarian group Free Burma Rangers stated 'Call it Turkish zone of invasion, zone of genocide, ethnic cleansing,' anything but a safe zone.' From an FBR tweet: 'This zone is one of ethnic cleansing with 300,000 people displaced. Many have been killed and wounded. Homes are destroyed. The Kurds are calling this area 'the genocide zone' The safe zone is not safe by any definition. It is the zone of the Turkish invasion. We've seen their tanks and been fired upon by those tanks and their aircraft. There has been no ceasefire this whole time.'
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Kurdish YPG soldiers fight Turkish forces on a road from Tel Tamir near the front line. Humanitarian group Free Burma Rangers stood by for rescue operations. During one rescue they defended from fierce gunfire, 6 tank rounds and an RPG attack to rescue a soldier with internal injuries.
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Kurdish YPG soldiers fight Turkish forces on a road from Tel Tamir near the front line. Humanitarian group Free Burma Rangers stood by for rescue operations. During one rescue they defended from fierce gunfire, 6 tank rounds and an RPG attack to rescue a soldier with internal injuries.
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Kurdish YPG soldiers fight Turkish forces on a road from Tel Tamir near the front line. Humanitarian group Free Burma Rangers stood by for rescue operations. During one rescue they defended from fierce gunfire, 6 tank rounds and an RPG attack to rescue a soldier with internal injuries.
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Free Burma Rangers follow a vehicle carrying wounded and dead back to hospital from the front line.The front line moves to approximately 2 kilometers from Tel Tamir, Syria as fierce fighting wages with Turkey forces and humanitarian group Free Burma Rangers rescues injured soldiers on October 30, 2019 at the front line.Wounded are brought to a hospital in the besieged city as tires burn to act as cover from airstrikes. Dave Eubank from Free Burma Rangers stated ''Call it Turkish zone of invasion, zone of genocide, ethnic cleansing, anything but a safe zone. From an FBR tweet: “This zone is one of ethnic cleansing with 300,000 people displaced. Many have been killed and wounded. Homes are destroyed. The Kurds are calling this area “the genocide zone. The safe zone is not safe by any definition. It is the zone of the Turkish invasion. We have seen their tanks and been fired upon by those tanks and their aircraft. There has been no ceasefire this whole time.
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Soldiers with the Syrian army located on a road from Tel Tamir, Syria on November 1, 2019 wait near the front line during a lull in fighting. Humanitarian group Free Burma Rangers distributed food and water to the them..Dave Eubank from FBR stated 'Call it Turkish zone of invasion, zone of genocide, ethnic cleansing, anything but a safe zone.From an FBR tweet: “This zone is one of ethnic cleansing with 300,000 people displaced. Many have been killed and wounded. Homes are destroyed. The Kurds are calling this area “the genocide zone. The safe zone is not safe by any definition. It is the zone of the Turkish invasion. We have seen their tanks and been fired upon by those tanks and their aircraft. There has been no ceasefire this whole time.
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ZAU SENG a videographer and medic for the humanitarian group Free Burma Rangers was mortally wounded by a mortar strike at the front line in the conflict with Turkey north of Tel Tamir. They were at a casualty collection point to rescue wounded. He was from Burma and left a wife and baby who celebrated her first birthday today.
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Family members of YPG soldier Jan Qamishlo weep at funeral for three Kurdish 'martyrs' killed in Syrian conflict with Turkey in Qamishli. One grieving family member said in rage, 'Americans you betrayed us and anything that happens to us you are responsible.'
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NOORA HASSAN, mother of YPG soldier Jan Qamishlo weeps at funeral for three Kurdish 'martyrs' killed in Syrian conflict with Turkey in Qamishli. One grieving family member said in rage, 'Americans you betrayed us and anything that happens to us you are responsible.'
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Family members of YPG soldier Jan Qamishlo weep at funeral for three Kurdish 'martyrs' killed in Syrian conflict with Turkey in Qamishli. One grieving family member said in rage, 'Americans you betrayed us and anything that happens to us you are responsible.'
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Eight SDF soldiers killed in conflict with Turkey were honored at a 'martyr,' funeral in Hassaka, Syria.
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A grieving relative watches as eight SDF soldiers killed in conflict with Turkey were honored at a 'martyr's' funeral.
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Syrian refugees who fled the conflict with Turkey stay at schools. Children are out of school because so many displaced people have sought shelter in the schools. Conditions are bleak.
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Syrian refugees who fled the conflict with Turkey stay at schools. Children are out of school because so many displace people have sought shelter in the schools. Conditions are bleak.
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Soldiers are rushed to a hospital during a bloody day on the front line in the conflict with Turkish forces.
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HASSAN ALGAID, 60, is treated at a hospital. Three car bombs exploded killing 6 civilians and wounding over 40 others. The explosion at Soufaraa Hotel damaged the building and blew out the windows in nearby Assia Hotel. Shopkeepers on the usually busy streets cleaned up debris after the blasts.
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Local residents throw rocks at a vehicle in a joint Russian-Turkish patrol near the Turkish border.
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View from a room in Assia Hotel. Three car bombs exploded killing 6 civilians and wounding over 40 others. The explosion at Soufaraa Hotel damaged the building and blew out windows in nearby Assia Hotel. Shopkeepers on the usually busy streets cleaned up debris after the blasts.
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Family members of YPG soldier Jan Qamishlo weep at funeral for three Kurdish killed in Syrian conflict with Turkey in Qamishli, Syria. One grieving family member said in rage, “Americans you betrayed us and anything that happens to us you are responsible.
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IDPs who fled the conflict with Turkish forces stay at a school in Hassaka, Syria. The resilience in refugee children is seen in their laughter and play.
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Three funerals.
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Cleaning up the blood soaked street. Soldiers are rushed to hospital in Tel Tamir, Syria, during a bloody day on the front line in the conflict with Turkish forces.
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