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ʿAyn al‑ʿArab: Turkish border guards shoot and kill disabled refugee

KurdWatch, July 5, 2016—On June 29, 2016, Turkish border guards on the Turkish-Syrian border near the city of ʿAyn al‑ʿArab (Kobanî) opened fire on several people trying to flee Syria into Turkey. Muslim ʿIzzuddin ʿUthman was killed by a shot to the head.The twenty-three-year-old suffered from the side effects of polio and couldn’t move without assistance.

