Syrian armed forces attacked Turkmens

Syrian armed forces attacked Turkmens

Armed forces units loyal to Beşar Esad of Syria targeted

 Turkmen village. Hundreds of Syrian Turkmens took

 refuge in Turkey.

It is alleged that Syrian soldiers have bombed the Turkmen

 villages in areas near the border of Turkey for the past 

two days. The Turkmens who could not withstand the 

conflicts any longer took their families and such belongings

 as they could carry with them and took refuge 

in Turkey.

The Turkmens who arrived at the border close to 

Kızılçat village connected to Yayladağ district of 

Hatay were met by Turkish soldiers.

The Syrian Turkmens who were distributed food 

and water by the Foundation for Human Rights and

 Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief  (IHH) at the 

border said that close to 20 Turkmen villages in Laskiye

 and its vicinity had been targeted and bombed for days.

The Turkmens from Ablak and Gebere villages said

 that Esad’s soldiers had attacked the villages and

 that in addition to these villages nearly 20 villages

 had been emptied and that thousands of Turkmens

 were expected to take refuge in Turkey. The Turkmens

 said that  thousands of Turkmens who had fled from

 their villages and could  not approach Turkish soil

 because of the military activity at the

 border were waiting for an opportunity to cross the 

border and  take refuge in Turkey.

In the meantime, the Turkmens who were to be 

dispatched to Şanlıurfa told the authorities that 

they wanted to stay with their relatives in Hatay. 

It is expected that the authorities will decide 

on the matter.