Thousands of soldiers from the 48th infantry brigade in Şırnak's Sêgirk (Şenoba) town have been deployed on South Kurdistan border on Friday.

Gendarmerie units have recently withdrawn from the South Kurdistan border after the transfer of the “border protection” authority from the general commandership of gendarmerie to the land forces command.

Caravans have reportedly been sent to the border region where soldiers are currently staying in tents.

The military deployment on South Kurdistan border came after the Turkish parliament has recently extended the government's authorization for one more year to launch cross-border operations in the guerrilla controlled Media Defense Areas.