In Cizre district of Şırnak where a curfew remains in effect since 14 December, intensified attacks by state forces claim more civilian lives every passing day.

A 5-year-old kid by the name of Hüseyin Selçuk was killed by police early Monday evening. According to reports, the boy was playing in the garden outside his house in Cudi neighborhood when a bullet fired by police hit him in the head, which left him dead.