Turkish bombing heavily affecting villages
Turkish bombing heavily affecting villages
Turkish army air raids heavily damaged the infrastructures of many villages in South Kurdistan and a big number of animals have perished in the region.
The raids launched on 18th September in Tepê, Tank and Qaþura areas of Haftanin targeted roads used by villagers and their grazing lands. While the people in the area struggled long hours to extinguish the fire, many forested areas were burnt out and asphalt roads became unusable.
People in the village of Kêstê reacted and urged the Kurdish government to intervene in the situation.
While Kovan Ahmet, a student in Kêsnê village, says that the attack destroyed animals and heavily damaged the substructure, another civilian Cotyar Haci remarked that the attacks targeted civilian areas.
“By doing so, they force us to evacuate our villages”, says Cotyar Haci pointing to the areas damaged by the attacks.
Another civilian Hakim Ismail demands the ending of the "inhuman" attacks.
Attacks by Iranian and Turkish armies mostly bring damage to civilians in Southern Kurdistan. The Iranian attacks killed five civilians between July 16 and September 4, three civilians in the second half of July and two civilians during the bombardment between September 2 and 4th.
On the other hand, Turkish attacks killed seven people, included four children and two women, targeting a civilian vehicle in Kortek village of Piþder on August 21. Turkish warplanes have been bombing South Kurdistan since August 17.
At least 13 people were wounded in the attacks of the two countries.
According to the Kurdish government, at least 35 villages were damaged, lands and forested areas were burnt out, 250 animals were perished and hundreds of people were subjected to migration as a result of
the Iranian bombardment in the region.
Turkish and Iranian attacks led to civilian casualties last year as well. While three civilians, included two children, were killed during Iran’s attacks in South Kurdistan in 2010, Turkish attacks killed two civilians, included a 15-year-old girl, and wounded seven last year.
The raids launched on 18th September in Tepê, Tank and Qaþura areas of Haftanin targeted roads used by villagers and their grazing lands. While the people in the area struggled long hours to extinguish the fire, many forested areas were burnt out and asphalt roads became unusable.
People in the village of Kêstê reacted and urged the Kurdish government to intervene in the situation.
While Kovan Ahmet, a student in Kêsnê village, says that the attack destroyed animals and heavily damaged the substructure, another civilian Cotyar Haci remarked that the attacks targeted civilian areas.
“By doing so, they force us to evacuate our villages”, says Cotyar Haci pointing to the areas damaged by the attacks.
Another civilian Hakim Ismail demands the ending of the "inhuman" attacks.
Attacks by Iranian and Turkish armies mostly bring damage to civilians in Southern Kurdistan. The Iranian attacks killed five civilians between July 16 and September 4, three civilians in the second half of July and two civilians during the bombardment between September 2 and 4th.
On the other hand, Turkish attacks killed seven people, included four children and two women, targeting a civilian vehicle in Kortek village of Piþder on August 21. Turkish warplanes have been bombing South Kurdistan since August 17.
At least 13 people were wounded in the attacks of the two countries.
According to the Kurdish government, at least 35 villages were damaged, lands and forested areas were burnt out, 250 animals were perished and hundreds of people were subjected to migration as a result of
the Iranian bombardment in the region.
Turkish and Iranian attacks led to civilian casualties last year as well. While three civilians, included two children, were killed during Iran’s attacks in South Kurdistan in 2010, Turkish attacks killed two civilians, included a 15-year-old girl, and wounded seven last year.
