As clashes continue in Şemdinli district of Hakkari, police and soldiers are opening fire around randomly and threatening the local people by making announcements from armored vehicles. Şemdinli State Hospital is reportedly under the control of soldiers.

With the provisional government of AKP widening the scope of its war against the Kurdish people, Turkish security forces are not only continuing their attacks but also attempting mass killings of civilians in many places across Kurdistan.

Clashes that have been going on in Hakkari's Şemdinli district for days, have spread to the district center, mainly intensified in Yayla neighborhood and the nearby Şapatan village. Cobra helicopters are shelling the area from the air.

THREATENING ANNOUNCEMENTS

While all telephone networks have been interrupted for a long while, reports are coming through that the district center has been evacuated due to the clashes. A number of houses have been hit by rockets and bullets during the attacks of Turkish forces. Soldiers are making threatening announcements from armored vehicles, saying that 'Leave your houses. We will not be responsible for consequences otherwise'.

HOSPITAL UNDER THE CONTROL OF SOLDIERS

On the other hand, reports say that all the staff in Şemdinli State Hospital have been taken to an unknown place and the hospital is under the control of soldiers.