The Raids Against the Opposition in Turkey Show Erdoğan’s Weakness
This morning, Turkish police arrested 82 leading members of the left-wing, pro-Kurdish HDP, while also mounting a separate assault on the opposition in Istanbul. As its own social base crumbles under the weight of economic and public-health crises, Erdoğan’s regime is mounting an increasingly desperate campaign against “the enemy within.”
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Turkish-Backed Forces May Have Committed War Crimes in Northern Syria - U.N. Report
“There are reasonable grounds to believe that Turkish-backed SNA members committed war crimes in Syria, including hostage-taking, cruel treatment and torture, and rape, the [U.N.] report says.”
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