Curfew in 9 Villages in Lice

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Curfew was declared in nine villages of Lice district in Diyarbakır province as of 5 a.m.

It was stated that operations will be launched in these villages.

End time of the curfew hasn’t been announced yet.

According to the statement, the curfew will be imposed on villages of Kayacık, Ortaç, Yalaza, Tepe, Arıklı, Serince, Çağdaş,  Dibekköy and Yolçatı.

Diyarbakır Governor Provincial Gendarmerie Commandership’s written statement was released on Governorship’s official website. The statement said that “the operations will be launched to neutralize separatist terror organization [PKK] members and coconspirators”. 

About Lice Lice is located in the northeast of Diyarbakır. Assyrian epitaphs in Lice prove that settled life dates back to 7,000 BC. Sub-Governor of the district is Osman Uğurlu, Co-Mayors are Rezan Zuğurli and Harun Erkuş from DBP.     According to data in 2014, the population is 26,427. November 1, 2015 general election results HDP % 95,83, AKP % 2,98, CHP % 0.39, MHP % 0.34

(AS/TK)