1 Soldier, 1 Police Officer Killed in İdil
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The clashes following the curfew declared in İdil district of Şırnak on February 16 continue.
In the announcement made by the General Staff, it has been recorded that one soldier and one police officer have lost their lives in armed fights erupted today (February 18).
Fırat News Agency (ANF) has reported that another special operations police officer has been injured in addition to the other two killed.
No ambulance arrived
According to Dicle News Agency (DİHA) the ambulance called for Ramazan Nas falling ill in Dirsekli village has not been sent due to security reasons.
His family has brought Ramazan Nas with their own efforts to Midyat State Hospital but he has lost his life in the morning hours.
CLICK - SECOND DAY OF CURFEW IN İDİL
Curfew
The curfew in İdil district and Dirsekli village has been in effect since February 16, 11 p.m.
Following the decision of imposing a curfew being heard, the residents of the district had left their houses and the district reducing the population of the district to 2,000.
About İdil |
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İdil district of Şırnak province is a neighbour of Cizre, Midyat and Nusaybin districts and has land borders with Syria and the Iraq. It is located at a distance of 60 km to Mardin province and 24 km to Syrian border gate. The district has an area of 1,224 square km and is the district which has the greatest number of villages in Turkey. It has a population of 73,348 people. 46,865 of whom are from the country-side and the other 26,453 from the center. It is 14 km away from Şırnak Airport constructed in 2013. Agriculture Faculty of Şırnak University and İdil Vocational High school are also situated in the district. İdil district is the second place resided by Christians in Anatolia following Hatay. Church of Virgin Mary is located in the district. The demographic structure of the district has changed upon Muslim families began to settle in the district center after 1970s which had earlier been inhabited by the Assyrian population mainly. İdil sub-Governor: Ersin Tepeli |
(YY/DG)