Turkish border guards shoot civilian in western Idlib
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – An old man was wounded on Monday after being shot by Turkish border guards while he was working in his farmland near the village of Kherbet Eljoz in the western countryside of Idlib, west Syria.
A local source told North Press, “Turkish border guards targeted with two gunshots 65-year-old Mustafa Fizo while he was in his tractor working in his field, which is located near the village of Kherbet Eljoz.”
The source added that residents of the village rushed the old man into a medical center in the village, “but his injury was severe so he was taken to al-Shifa’ Hospital in Idlib city.”
A medical source at the hospital said that “the injured needs blood transfer and surgical intervention.”
On Saturday, a young man was tortured to death and seven others sustained injuries of varying degrees of severity after being assaulted by Turkish border guards who captured them while they were trying to cross the border into Turkey.