A house in Cizre which was damaged during the clashes between the security forces and the PKK terrorists. (Photo: Today’s Zaman)
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday that more than 100 civilians have been killed and many more have been injured in Turkey’s Southeast since July, warning that the civilian death toll is likely to rise steeply in the coming days.
The Southeast has been the scene of clashes between Turkish security forces and terrorists from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) since a cease-fire between the two collapsed in July.
A news report published on HRW’s website said it had documented 15 civilian deaths in detail “through interviews with relatives and witnesses,” eight civilian injuries caused by gunshot wounds and shrapnel, and three cases of serious ill-treatment of those in detention. They also reported that there were wounded people who were denied access to medical treatment.