2023 in review: Israel-Hamas war puts human rights in focus, as pattern of double standards persists
As millions of Christians dug into their Turkey dinners and exchanged gifts on Christmas Day, Turkey carried out 71 airstrikes against purported terrorist targets in Kurdish-run northeast Syria — among them a US-government-funded medical clinic, a publishing house, a grain silo and a petrol pump. Eight civilians have perished so far in the latest wave of Turkish attacks aimed at degrading the Kurdish-led entity, which is notionally under US military protection. As of the time of this writing, beyond airing "dismay" about the airstrikes to an Iraqi Kurdish outlet without mentioning Turkey, Washington has not uttered a peep.
Meanwhile, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan........
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