Urgent appeal from Health Body to evacuate wounded civilians in war areas

October 17, 2019

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The Health Body in Al-Jazeera region has appealed to all humanitarian organizations and the United Nations to take urgent action to stop the Turkish aggression on the areas of northern and eastern Syria, so that they can evacuate the wounded in the areas where clashes are now taking place, especially Serêkaniyê.

Since October 9, the Turkish occupation army has been attacking the populated cities and towns of northern and eastern Syria, and resorted to the use of internationally prohibited weapons with the inability to enter into the city of Serêkaniyê. Turkish aircraft also prevented medical personnel from entering the city to evacuate the wounded.

The Health Body in Al-Jazeera region has launched a distress call to all humanitarian and international organizations and the United Nations to act urgently to stop the Turkish aggression on the areas of north and east Syria, so that they can evacuate the wounded in areas that are under Turkish bombardment, especially Serêkaniyê

The Body pointed out in its appeal that there are hundreds of wounded in the areas of Serêkaniyê and Tel-Tamer but our staff cannot reach them as result of being targeted by Turkish occupation warplanes, and explained that the situation of dozens of them serious and may lose their lives at any moment.