Death toll of Syrian refugees killed by Turkish border guards reaches 470

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – 470 Syrian refugees were killed by Turkish soldiers from the beginning of the Syrian crisis until the end of October 2020, among them 89 children, and 59 women.

The Violations Documentation Center in Northern Syria (VDC-NSY) documented the cases that were killed or injured by Turkish soldiers, who shot civilians who tried to cross the border or those who live near the Turkish border.

The center’s report, issued on Saturday, stated that the number those of injured by gunshot wounds or assaults reached 523.

The victims are those who try to cross the border, or farmers and residents of the Syrian border villages and towns, as well as owners of lands near the border who are targeted by gendarmes with live rounds, according to the report.

The center documented the killing of three people and the wounding of 12 others during October.

Turkey has also built a 911-kilometer-long buffer wall along its borders to prevent the entry of refugees, which results in civilian deaths and injuries.

The number of people trying to escape the ongoing war in the Idlib region, Aleppo countryside, Raqqa, and Hasakah, is increasing, according to VDC-NSY.