The blockade and de facto ban imposed by the Turkish army in the village of Bilbês in Beytüşşebap (Elkê) continues on its 45th day.

Turkish soldiers were deployed all around the village, and randomly bombed the rural part of the village, especially in the evening hours. Entry and exit to the village is allowed after a security check.

The ban, which was declared twice by the Şırnak governorship, ended on 23 August, only to be replaced by a de facto ban, which meant that people were unable to continue their daily lives. According to information received from local sources, people cannot take their animals out of the village or go to their vineyards and gardens. The people in the village where military air activity and bombing took place said that the aim of the attacks and pressures is to force people to migrate from the village.