UK bans new arms sales to Turkey amid war crimes claimsThe UN has warned that Turkey could be “deemed responsible” for alleged summary executions that may amount to war crimes, while Britain has banned all new arms sales to Ankara, but has stopped short of putting a halt to shipments of arms already ordered.
Inside Northern SyriaPresident Erdogan claimed today that 109 Kurdish fighters had been killed in the last two days of fighting, but the number was disputed by his opponents on the ground. In northern Syria seven civilians were reported killed, including two children. Meanwhile Syrian Kurdish forces fired mortars across the border, reportedly killing six people in several…
Lindsey Hilsum’s is Channel 4 News International Editor, and has covered many of the conflicts of recent years including in Syria, Ukraine and the Arab Spring.