35 days old baby dies due to police blockade in Cizre

A 35 days old baby fell sick in Nur neighborhood of Şırnak's Cizre district yesterday evening, and lost his life later due to the blockade by police forces that didn't allow the access of ambulances into the neighborhood.

A 35 days old baby by the name of Muhammed Tahir Yaramış fell sick in Nur neighborhood of Şırnak's Cizre district yesterday evening, and lost his life later due to the blockade by police forces that didn't allow the access of ambulances into the neighborhood.

According to a report by DIHA, security forces deployed across the district do not allow the people to take and bury the bodies of 4 civilians who lost their lives in the attacks by security forces. Body of baby Muhammed is being held near the body of 19-year-old Sait Çağdavul who as a result of fire opened from an armored police vehicle deployed on İdil Street in Nur neighborhood.

Clashes between local people and police forces continued all night long as security forces tried to enter the Nur, Cudi, Sur and Yafes neighborhoods with dozens of armored vehicles. The youths carrying out self-defense against attacks are also supported by large numbers of people who were also targeted by bullets fired by police.

Special operation teams deployed on high hills overlooking the four neighborhoods are raining bullets on every single civilian who goes out. Clashes have ceased for a while today noon, but intensified in Cudi and Nur neighborhoods as of afternoon.

35 days old baby Muhammed Tahir Yaramış fell sick in Nur neighborhood of Şırnak's Cizre district yesterday evening, and lost his life at 03:00 at night due to the blockade by police forces that didn't allow the access of ambulances into the neighborhood.

Father Abdullah Yaramış told they had called emergency service after Muhammed felt sick, after which an ambulance came up to 100 meters near their house but couldn't move further as an armored vehicle at the entrance of their street didn't allow access. He said the ambulance went back after waiting there for some time.

Muhammed's body is being held in the mosque in the neighborhood, near the body of Sait Çağdavul who was killed by police last night.

While those wounded as a result of police attacks are treated by locals in their houses, no exact information is yet available as to how many people have got wounded.

Bodies of 19-year-old Sait Çağdavul, 35 days old Mehmet Tahir Yaramış, 21-year-old Mehmet Emin Levent, who was also murdered by police the day before, 70-year-old Hacı Ata Borçin, who died of heart attack due to explosions, and 65-year-old Xetban Bülbül are yet to be buried as police continue disallowing ambulances into the neighborhood.

As police blockade and attacks across the district continue, people have stretched curtains and tarps in the streets to protect themselves from snipers. People continue their resistance for three days against the ongoing attacks by Turkish forces, remaining determined to not leave their neighborhood.

Intense fire opened from armored vehicles are targeting İdil Street, Hill Aşk, Botaş Street, Yafes Street and the crossroads.

As police forces have blocked all the entrances from İdil, Silopi and Nusaybin roads and rained bullets on dozens of houses, workplaces and cars in Cudi, Nur, Yafes and Sur neighborhoods, people continue the resistance but are unable to meet their basic needs due to the ongoing power cut, mainly milk, baby formula and dry food.

Police forces are also deliberately opening fire on the reporters covering the incidents in all four neighborhoods.