The genocidal attacks that began in Şırnak province with a so-called curfew on March 14 have left 160 days behind. Still, the curfew remains in place.

A larger part of the city population was forcibly displaced and many of these settled in the tents they set up in surrounding villages and uplands.

Turkish authorities officially announced the ending of military operations in the city on June 3 in the wake of heavy clashes with YPS units and heavy losses suffered by Turkish state forces. However, the demolition of houses and shops in the city continued during the 2,5 months since.

The all-out demolition targeted not only the houses and shops that had been damaged during the clashes, but also undamaged structures with the goal of a total destruction.

While the curfews in other Kurdish areas like Cizre, İdil and Silopi, which witnessed self-rule resistance and clashes, were removed partially or entirely after the ending of clashes, the same situation did not go for Şırnak province. The curfew in Şırnak is believed to be ongoing to enable the building contractors to keep their works going freely. Seven neighborhoods in the city have been razed to the ground.

During the genocidal attacks, state forces accompanied by village guards looted numerous houses of locals and took their properties to other cities where these were put on sale.

The construction irons removed from demolished houses and shops in Şırnak were sold in the southern province of Adana.