4 Soldiers, 4 Police, 2 State Officers Killed in Şırnak, Diyarbakır

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Police officers Tayfun Yüce, Abdulkadir Oğuz, Mehmet Güngördü, Osman Yurt, Specialized Sergeant Hasan Talay, private Vedat Dolançay, Captain Fatih Yaşar, private Arif Subaşoğlu and state officers Ahmet Arttı and Divar Oslu have been killed in the attacks launched in Şırnak central, İdil and Cizre districts, and Sur district of Diyarbakır province.

Conflict on Syrian border

A private has lost his life during the conflict between soldiers stationed at border and Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) members. One captain, two specialized sergeants, and three privates have been wounded.

A group of PKK members attempted to cross into zone of responsibility of Yüzsüren Border Post on Syrian border in İdil.

Conflict erupted upon the soldiers noticing it. One captain, two specialized sergeants, and a private injured in the conflict.

Arif Subaşıoğlu among the injured taken into Şırnak State Hospital died.

25-year-old Tayfun Yüce wounded by bombed trap on February 1 in İdil, and Specialized Sergeant Hasan Talay (27) wounded on the same day as Yüce died in Gülhane Military Medical Hospital (GATA) where they were taken for treatment.

Cizre and Uludere

Special operation police Osman Yurt and private Vedat Dolançay have been killed in the conflict broke out yesterday (February 9) in Cizre district of Şırnak province. Two soldier and one police officer wounded in the incident.

In Uludere district of Şırnak province, an explosion occurred in the vehicle which three state officers were in. State officers Ahmet Arttı and Divar Oslu died, Abdülkerim Oslu wounded in the explosion.

Rocket attack on police

One police officer killed, another one injured in the rocket attack launched on patrol car in Şırnak last night.

Mehmet Güngördü, one of the two police officers wounded in the attack and taken into Şırnak State Hospital for treatment died.

Attack on soldier in Sur

Soldier named Fatih Yaşar wounded in the attack launched by PKK members in Sur district has lost his life in the hospital where he was taken for treatment.

General Staff has announced that Yaşar lost his life last night at 11:45 p.m.

Funeral of Yaşar tasked in Special Forces will be held in Konya today. (AS/TK)