Report by Milliyet Daily claimed that the Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV-Heron) footages had been watched "minute by minute" by six bases before the bombardment in the village of Roboski where 34 civilians were killed on 28 December 2011. The report with the title "Intelligence came from UAV, the fire order from Ankara” said that the order to open fire on villagers had been given by the government in Ankara.

The report quoted an official in Þýrnak as follows; "The UAV footages were being watched in Ankara, Malatya, Diyarbakýr, Þýrnak, Van and Þenoba Brigade Commanderships in Uludere second by second. The air bombardment started following the order given from Ankara. The artillery shooting was stopped and warplanes took off from Þenoba Brigade Commandership by the instruction of Ankara government. The smugglers were bombarded around 19.30-20.00 o’clock. While the herons continued to fly over the area after the bombardment as well, a second bombardment was made in the area 45 minutes later.”

Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) Chair Selahattin Demirtaþ last week asked the Prime Minister whether the order to fire had been given by him or not. During the AKP Group Meeting on 31 January, PM Erdoðan responded to Demirtaþ’s question with insults and also said that; "We authorize security forces in a general framework and they take the necessary actions as well as consulting us on certain subjects if necessary."