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| The Grand Turk |
| After curfew, troubled Kurdish district in Turkey resembles ‘battlefield’ |
| 2015-09-15 |
| [Rudaw] Kurdish district of Cizre in southeastern ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... resembles a "battlefield," media reports said, after a second curfew in 10 days was lifted on Monday. The pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) said that 22 non-combatants were killed in Cizre, where the government imposed a curfew and sent in troops as it continues its war against the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), reignited in late July after a two-year ceasefire. A curfew imposed on September 4 was lifted on Saturday, only to be placed back Sunday. Turkish newspapers on Monday published online photographs after the lifting of the curfew. The Today's Zaman newspaper said the operation in Cizre had "left behind a scene resembling a battlefield, displaying traces of days-long festivities" between the military and PKK. "Hundreds of empty cartridges scattered in the streets and devastated buildings can be seen in the initial photos," the daily reported. It said residents ventured out to stock up on groceries and check on their businesses for the first time on Saturday. "Strict measures were still in place in key areas of the district. Armored vehicles patrolled the streets of Cizre, just north of the Syrian border and close to the border with Iraq, and security forces set up checkpoints on the town's outskirts," the newspaper said. Interim Minister of European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... Affairs Ali Haydar Konca was reported as saying over the weekend that more than 20 civilians had been killed during the military operations, which reportedly included heavy weapons. "The extent of the destruction in Cizre has been revealed by the fact that more than 20 non-combatants were killed, that approximately 50 were maimed, and that many houses were destroyed," he said. "Even during times of war, burials are ensured and the injured are allowed to be treated in hospitals. However, Caliphornia hasn't yet slid into the ocean, no matter how hard it's tried... this was not the case in Cizre," he revealed. "This country does not deserve to witness images of children's bodies being kept in freezers to prevent them from decaying." Communications, including mobile phone and Internet networks, were restored on Saturday. There were long queues of people at bakeries and shops, and television footage showed pock-marked buildings and wrecked vehicles in the streets. |
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