CPT Iraqi Kurdistan personally delivered a new report detailing harm to civilian Kurds from Turkey’s cross-border military actions to a Turkish diplomat. 

When asked about past attacks seemingly directed against the civilian population, the Vice Consul stated that “there has not been any attack against civilians intentionally.” Pressed on the safety of civilians in border areas he said, “We will never attack innocent people.”

The report documents civilian deaths, physical and emotional injuries, loss of crops and livestock, property damage, environmental contamination and regular displacement each year for long periods, all resulting from cross-border military actions.