___5:10 p.m.Turkish officials say a 9-month-old baby and a Turkish civil servant have been killed after mortars were fired from Kurdish-held northern Syria into Turkish border towns. At least five Turkish border towns have been hit by dozens of mortars since Wednesday. It essentially abandoned Syrian Kurdish fighters and left the U.S. ally vulnerable to a Turkish offensive that was widely condemned around the world. Thursday’s statement by UNHCR came a day after Turkish troops began a military operation against Kurdish fighters in Syria. Turkish troops have been bombarding the town of Tal Abyad since the start of their ground offensive against Kurdish fighters on Wednesday.

Source: thestar October 10, 2019 10:04 UTC