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| Curfew and armed clashes in Turkey’s Kurdish Diyarbakir |
| 2015-12-03 |
| [Rudaw] The Turkish army declared a curfew in several neighborhoods of the Kurdish district of Sur in ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... 's Kurdish Diyarbakir province earlier this week, local news agencies reported. According to an announcement by district officials the curfew, in several neighborhoods, would last until further notice. Since late July, Turkey has been in a renewed conflict with its outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Mehmduh Tura, a junior governor in Sur, explained that the reason for the curfew was to "ensure the security of life and property of our citizens," according to Turkish news agencies. The curfew follows the resumption of fighting with the PKK and the murder of a prominent Kurdish lawyer in the city of Diyarbakir earlier this week. Meanwhile, ...back at the mall, Clarissa suddenly spied Mr. Bartlett at the checkout counter. He was buying Grecian Formula!... the Firat news agency reported that police fired on a group gathering at Dagkapi Square in the district, leaving on woman dead and a man severely maimed. Police and special operations teams have joined the operation, with helicopters providing air support for the operation, the Dogan news agency said. No casualty figures from the conflict have been reported yet, but unconfirmed reports claim dozens maimed on both sides. Following the curfew, the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) expressed outrage, saying they were "worried about loss of lives." "After the curfew declared in Sur, the district has been blockaded by security forces and afterwards festivities have begun. We want to note that we are worried about loss of lives following the curfew," the HDP said in a statement. One soldier killed, eight wounded in PKK attack in Turkey’s southeast [Hurriyet] One soldier was killed and eight were maimed on Dec. 2 in an outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attack in the southeastern province of Mardin. PKK forces of Evil remotely detonated a bomb placed on the Mardin-Midyat motorway during the passing of a military convoy. One soldier was killed and five soldiers in the military vehicle were maimed while three civilians also passing in their own vehicles were also maimed as a result of the attack. The maimed were taken to Mardin State Hospital for treatment. Security forces blocked the motorway to traffic as a wide-scale operation was launched to apprehend the PKK forces of Evil responsible for the attack. A search for another possible explosive is also ongoing. |
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