US ambassador to the UN calls on Turkey to “respect rights of refugees” after attack on Maxmur

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Ambassador of the US Mission to the United Nations, called for “respect for the rights of refugees” after a Turkish drone attack on  Maxmur Refugee Camp on Sunday afternoon.

As the US ambassador announced in the short message one Twitter, she had made it clear to Turkey on Friday that “any attack on civilians in the Maxmur refugee camp would be a violation of international and humanitarian law. I am deeply concerned about the violence in the vicinity of the camp today and I urge all sides to respect the rights of the refugees.”