9 Deaths in One Day in Şırnak

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In Şırnak where the curfew has entered its seventh day five civilians have been shot to death, three others have lost their lives due to an LPG explosion and one soldier killed during armed conflict. Two civilians in Silopi and in Cizre three others had also lost their lives on Saturday (December 19).

According to the statement of the Turkish General Staff, within an operation run in Cizre at 9.30 a.m. one soldier was injured during an armed conflict against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), taken to hospital and lost his live.

Also in Şırnak, where the curfew had entered its sixth day, three civilians lost their lives supposedly at 11 a.m. due to an LPG explosion in Yeni Mahalle where ditches and barricades had been constructed.

According to the claim of Fırat News Agency (ANF) 40-year-old woman Zeynep Yılmaz has lost her life on the fire opened by police from armoured vehicles in Cudi neighbourhood of Cizre district.

Seven months pregnant Güler Yanalak has been shot and taken to the hospital in Cizre. State run Anadolu (Anatolian) Agency (AA) has announced on its report broadcasted at 1.31 p.m. that Yanalak was shot by fire opened by PKK and her baby was still alive. According to the claims of Dicle News Agency (DİHA) seven months pregnant Güler Yanalak has been shot in her belly by the fire opened by special operation teams, severely injured and lost her baby.

57-year-old Taybet İnan and his 40-year-old brother-in-law Yusuf İnan, father of six children, who had been severely injured by the fire opened on their house by special operation forces on Saturday in Nuh neighbourhood of Silopi district of Şırnak lost their lives, according to the DİHA.

40-year-old Ayşe Buruntekin, mother of nine children who had gone up to the roof of her house has been shot to death due to fire opened by special operation teams in Cudi neighbourhood of Silopi district, according to the claims of DİHA.

Also yesterday five civilians had lost their lives

According the report of DİHA, 70-year-old Selahattin Bozkurt had lost his life due to fire opened by special operation teams in Cizre in the same day.

Also 18-year-old İbrahim Bilgin who had been shot on his chest in front of his house in Yeşiltepe neighbourhood of Silopi district and taken to Silopi State Hospital had lost his life, according to DİHA.

Doğan News Agency (DHA) on the other hand has reported that two cargo trailers of Turkish Post (PTT) driving  from Cizre to Şırnak had been attacked with long barreled weapons by PKK in Yafes neighbourhood and the 42-year-old driver Yılmaz Erz had been severely injured and lost his life.

In Silopi 16-year-old Axin Kanat and 17-year-old Reşit Eren had lost their lives due to a cannon ball hit their house.

In addition, Gendarmerie Specialized Sergeant Serkan Has who had lost his life due to the armed conflict on Friday (December 18) was laid to rest on Saturday in Osmaniye province.

On its statement Turkish General Staff announced that 11 PKK members have been killed in Cizre, another in Silopi and six others in Sur. (NV/DG)

Photograph:  AA/Ahmet Erkan Yiğitsözlü