One civilian and one soldier killed in Silopi

In Silopi district of Şırnak where a curfew has left 19 days behind, deliberate and random attacks by state forces claim more civilian lives every passing day.

In Silopi district of Şırnak where a curfew has left 19 days behind, deliberate and random attacks by state forces claim more civilian lives every passing day.

45-year-old civilian by the name of Ömer Yalman was shot by special operation police as he tried to go from Barbaros to Başak neighborhood earlier today. The man got heavily wounded after being shot by a bullet in the stomach, and died of blood lose while police didn't allow ambulance into the neighborhood where clashes continued. Yalman's body is being held in a mosque.

On the other hand, self-defense units have hindered a group of special operation police and soldiers that attempted to enter Karşıyaka neighborhood Friday afternoon. One soldier was killed and many other members of security forces were reported in clashes in this area.