According to reports from the ground, the operation launched by the Turkish army in the region of Mount Bagok in Mardin countryside on 31 August continues.

After the Governor's Office declared 8 villages and rural areas as a ‘Temporary Special Security Zone’ for 15 days, military activity in the region intensified.

At around 05.30 this morning, the Xirbê Xelo area in the Mount Bagok countryside was bombed by warplanes.

Following the bombardment, the area was shelled by 3 helicopters and gunshots were heard in the area.