Turkey's offensive in northeastern Syria falls foul of international law, Germany's Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Sunday. “We don't believe that an attack on Kurdish units or Kurdish militia is legitimate under international law,” Heiko Maas told Germany broadcaster ZDF. “If there is no basis in international law for such an invasion, then it can't be in accordance with international law,” he said, in his strongest comments yet on the assault. NATO member Turkey has justified the offensive as necessary to secure its borders. Germany, along with a string of other European countries, has suspended arms exports to Turkey over the offensive.

Source: The Hindu October 20, 2019 20:26 UTC