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| 40 PKK militants killed in Cizre during eight-day curfew: Governor |
| 2015-09-18 |
| [Hurriyet Daily News] Around 40 outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) gunnies were killed during the eight-day curfew in the Cizre district of the southeastern province of Sirnak, Sirnak Governor Ali Ihsan Su has said. "The number of PKK gunnies killed during the period of the curfew is estimated to be around 40," Su said in a press briefing held in coordination with Sirnak Police Department Head Celal Sel and Sirnak Gendarmerie Command Head Sami Özturan on Sept. 17. He added that 17 suspected gunnies were tossed into the calaboose in operations during the curfew between Sept. 4 and 11. Su said 25 coppers were maimed in security operations during the eight-day curfew and seven guarded police vehicles were damaged as gunnies carried out attacks with 21 rockets, 19 hand grenades, and two road-side bombings. As many as 1,150 kilograms of explosives and 39 bombs were eliminated during the operations, while 45 trenches and barricades were destroyed and long-range rifles and ammunition were seized, Su added. The governor said most of the operations targeted gunnies in Cizre's Nur neighborhood, and pre-operation assessments estimated that operations would have to continue for seven to ten days because of the presence of civilians used as human shields. |
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