For years, forests and wooded areas in Kurdistan have been systematically plundered both for military purposes and for rent.

In the rural areas of Beytüşşebap and Uludere districts of Şırnak, village guards have been cutting down trees for months.

An increasing number of trees are cut down in the Bêtkar region of Uludere district every day on the grounds of "construction of a fortress". The logging has expanded to the countryside of Beytüşşebap district.

The trees are cut down under military supervision and the felled trees are transported by tractors to the areas where the lorries are located. It is reported that around 40 tractors are employed for this purpose.

Each tractor makes four trips per day. In each trip, approximately 4-5 tonnes of felled trees are transported. This indicates that 600-700 tonnes of trees are cut daily.

According to the Mesopotamia Agency, the felled trees are usually collected in front of the Habur 2 border post and village guard huts. From there, they are taken to different cities by trucks and lorries and sold.