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Turkey accused of chemical weapons attack on Kurds in Syria
Flames and smoke billow from a fire on a target in Ras al-Ayn, Syria, caused by shelling by Turkish forces

TURKEY has been accused of using chemical weapons in air strikes on Kurds in Sere Kaniye, the scene of fierce fighting in Ankara’s latest war and invasion of northern Syria.

Nato’s second-largest army is meeting solid resistance from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) as battle rages for control of the strategically important border town.

Turkey has resorted to heavy artillery fire and air strikes as it struggles to make ground.

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