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Kurdish Red Crescent doctor killed in Turkish attack

AT LEAST four doctors have been kidnapped and one killed by Turkish forces and their jihadist allies as the death toll from Ankara’s invasion of northern Syria continues to rise.

The Kurdish Red Crescent said it had been targeted by Turkish forces and one of its doctors killed in an air strike early today.

In a statement, it also said that four Red Crescent members had been kidnapped in Tel Abyad by Turkish-backed jihadist groups on Sunday.

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