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The Grand Turk
Five killed as PKK continues its attacks in Turkey
2015-08-08
[Hurriyet Daily News] Five people, including a soldier, were killed while one police officer was maimed in attacks launched by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

In the southeastern province of Sirnak's Silopi district, police attempted to detain people, prompting resistance from neighborhood residents that included reported members of the youth wing of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Three people died in ensuing festivities.

Another armed conflict erupted when alleged members of the Patriotic Revolutionary Youth Movement (YDG-H), the youth wing of the PKK, fought back with long-barreled weapons and rockets at coppers who had arrived at an YDG-H trench off of Nusaybin Avenue in Sirnak's Cizre district at around 12:30 a.m. on Aug 7.

The police responded with fire while an injured officer was taken to the Cizre Public Hospital for treatment.
Posted by:Fred

#4  Rudaw reported the festivities in Sirnak from the Kurdish perspective:

Four civilians were killed and dozens wounded in skirmishes between Kurdish demonstrators and Turkish police in the town of Silopi in Turkey's southeast province of Sirnak on Friday.

“Five houses have been burned by Turkish police and the Turkish officials shut down the only hospital in the town. Right now, wounded people are being transferred to Sirnak hospital,” Ferhat Encu, People Democratic Party (HDP) parliamentarian in Sirank, told Rudaw.
Posted by: trailing wife   2015-08-08 22:52  

#3  Contender
Posted by: Shipman   2015-08-08 16:30  

#2  Turks came in at the worst possible time, with the worst possible reason.

2 years ago they coulda been a founder.
Posted by: Shipman   2015-08-08 16:30  

#1  Turks started this, and its not going to turn out well for anyone.
Posted by: OldSpook   2015-08-08 08:41  

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