Dysentery outbreak among Turkish soldiers, Sunni militia north of Mosul
Dysentery and stomachache breaks out inside a Turkish military camp north of Mosul, according to health officials at Shekhan hospital in Kurdistan Region's Duhok province.
The camp is home to Turkish soldiers and members of the Sunni militia of Hashd al-Watani. More than 100 personnel have been affected by the sudden infection. Most of them Turkish soldiers.
The Sunni Hashd were admitted to Shekhan hospital in Duhok province.
One soldier told Rudaw: “They say 15-200 people have been affected. But that is not true. It is only about 20-30 persons.”
A second soldier complained: “The training was very hard for us. The temperature is also very hot.”
Chair Khidir, doctor at Shekhan hospital says many Turkish soldiers were affected too but they were not brought to his hospital. "I visited the military camp. They had dysentery and stomachache. About 60 Turkish soldiers and 40 members of the Hashd."
The camp was set up by the Turkish military late last year to train members of the Sunni militia for their participation in the offensive against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Mosul.
Comments
Rudaw moderates all comments submitted on our website. We welcome comments which are relevant to the article and encourage further discussion about the issues that matter to you. We also welcome constructive criticism about Rudaw.
To be approved for publication, however, your comments must meet our community guidelines.
We will not tolerate the following: profanity, threats, personal attacks, vulgarity, abuse (such as sexism, racism, homophobia or xenophobia), or commercial or personal promotion.
Comments that do not meet our guidelines will be rejected. Comments are not edited – they are either approved or rejected.
Post a comment