KNK recalled that the Turkish state has initiated a dirty war against the Kurdish people since 24th of July, terrorising the people and declaring curfews in many Kurdish towns (Şemdinli, Varto, Lice, Hani, Ergani, Eruh, Farqin etc).
Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) has released a statement about the ongoing attacks and massacres committed by the Turkish state against Kurdish population in Northern Kurdistan, the Kurdish region in Turkey.
KNK recalled that the Turkish state has initiated a dirty war against the Kurdish people since 24th of July, terrorising the people and declaring curfews in many Kurdish towns (Şemdinli, Varto, Lice, Hani, Ergani, Eruh, Farqin etc).
Kurdistan National Congress noted that until now, at least 10 civilians including children have been killed, 127 Kurdish regions have been declared warzones and military operations from the air and the ground are being conducted. In addition, thousands of Kurdish civilians have been detained and 8 Kurdish mayors have been arrested.
Remarking that the Turkish state knows no bounds in its war against the Kurds, KNK called attention to the ongoing conflict in Yüksekova district of Hakkari where soldiers and police officers started attacking the people 5 minutes after the Hakkari governor's office declared a curfew on the district at 23.30 last night.
Firstly, the military fired mortar rounds from the barracks into the town centre. After the bombardment, the military forces attempted to enter the neighbourhoods in armed vehicles.
After the curfew was announced, the Orman neighbourhood and Eski Kışla neighbourhoods were both surrounded by military armed vehicles. Throughout the night, both neighbourhoods were bombed, and gunfire could be heard all night long. As a result of the bombardment in the Orman, Kışla and Mezarlik neighbourhoods, at least 3 civilians have been killed, and 10 more have been injured.
KNK said all power and water supplies to the town have been cut in the town which is reminiscent of a city under attack by ISIS in Syria. The statement remarked that Turkish security forces are deploying ISIS tactics in attacking the people and burning their homes.
DESPITE THE CURFEW THE PEOPLE ARE ON THE STREETS
"As soon as the gunfire began, thousands of people took to the streets acting as human shields to prevent the attack. However, the police then attacked the people with pepper spray. Despite these attacks, the people continued their protest with pots, pans and drums. The police and military are still attacking these unarmed people."
In several neighbourhoods the people took to mosques to call for people to help those in the neighbourhoods that are under attack. While the people are now flocking to the neighbourhoods that are under attack, strategically located snipers are beginning to shoot at the people.
KNK called upon the international community to take a stance against the Turkish state terrorism against civilians, underlining that silence about Turkish state terror will only mean approval to massacre of Kurds.
