The international community is failing in its duty to investigate allegations that Kurdish forces are being killed in Turkish attacks
By Sarah Glynn Published 11-5-2021 by openDemocracy
Kurdish protesters attend a demonstration against Turkey’s military action in 2019. Photo: The Left/flickr/CC
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has called on international organisations to investigate its claims that Turkey has used chemical weapons against Kurdish forces in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq more than 300 times. The party invited international delegations to visit the region and inspect the mountain tunnels where it alleges chemicals still linger and examine the bodies of PKK guerrillas whom it says were killed in the attacks.
The PKK has published videos of gases welling from tunnel entrances, as well as details of those who have allegedly been killed and accounts of survivors. Continue reading
