Two civilians killed in Sheladize protest laid to rest
Kurdish civilians who were killed during yesterday’s protest against Turkish military attacks in northern Iraq, have been laid to rest.
People in Sheladize region in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq, stormed a Turkish base in Sire region on Saturday and demanded Turkish troops to leave their land after a most recent attack by Turkish jets killed 4 civilians on Wednesday.
Turkish soldiers opened fire on the protesters and killed two people, one of whom was identified as 12 years old Hisen Rekani.
In an attempt to intimidate the people, the Turkish state mobilized its warplanes and helicopters in the region to disperse them.
An elderly civilian who suffered a heart attack during the Turkish aerial bombardment, also died.
To Intimidate and terrorize Kurdish civilians in Shiladze, the same Turkish fighter jets that killed at least four Kurdish civilians two days ago fly low over the protesters. Even lower than the history of the Turkish army toward Kurds. pic.twitter.com/i3dzlrAmkt
— Yerevan Saeed (@YerevanSaeed) January 26, 2019
Two of the victims were laid to rest last night.
In the meantime, silence prevails in the region after the Kurdistan Regional Government dispatched troops to the area to protect Turkish bases.
On the other hand, RojNews agency quoted a Zaravani peshmerga fighter, who wished to remain anonymous, as saying that the majority peshmergas stood behind the people and would start an action against Turkish military bases in the region.
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