A Deadly Price

Syrians suffer horrific burns in border town explosion despite Turkey’s claims it stopped military onslaught

Syrians suffered horrific burns after an explosion in a town near the Turkish border yesterday — despite Turkey’s claims that it has paused its military onslaught amid a “historic” deal with Russia.

Patients were seen with horrendous wounds on their faces and bodies while a distressed young girl was carried with a badly injured leg after the blast in Ras al-Ain, which took place before a five-day ceasefire ended on Tuesday. Turkey said there was “no need” to resume its operations when the ceasefire expired on Tuesday night, but the Kurds claim the attack is continuing.

On Wednesday, Russian troops crossed the Euphrates River in Syria and will start patrolling the area alongside Syrian forces, under a deal struck between Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan to help the Kurds evacuate.