Six villages in Cizre under military siege

Six villages in Cizre, province of Şirnak have been subjected to a military siege for 10 days on the grounds of a "denouncement".

According to the information received, the villages of Cinibrê (Yeşilyurt), Nehirbê (Sulak), Biyakopkê (Lower Çeşme), Batilê (Tepeönü), Sirsirkê (Çağıl), Gozik (Gürsu) have been under siege for 10 days.

This military decision was justified with a "denouncement" received. While the entrances and exits of the villages are strictly controlled, the people passing by are subjected to the General Information Scan (GBT).

According to Mezopotamya news agency, a villager who did not want to be named for security reasons said that everyone was scared because of the siege.

The person said: “No one can go out after dark. Since it is the month of Ramadan, people usually go out after iftar. But because of the siege, no one can leave. We are in a difficult situation. In the first raids, the soldiers broke the doors and windows of many houses and threatened families. The soldiers said that they would remain in the villages for a while in line with the orders they received from the authorities. That's why we don't know when the blockade will lift."