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Barzani pressures Êzidîs to fight against the PKK, Êzidîs ‘WE WILL NOT FIGHT THE PKK, WHO PROTECTED US AGAINST ISIS’

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Ezidi will not fight PKKMasoud Barzani pressured Êzidîs to fight against the PKK. Êzidîs peshmergas and mukhtars criticized this pressure and stated that they would not fight against a force that saved them from a massacre.

DUHOK – ANF,

Masoud Barzani met with 300 Êzidî peshmergas and mukhtars in the Sıhêle military base in Duhok yesterday, and pressured them to fight against the PKK.

A peshmerga, who wishes to remain anonymous due to security concerns, that participated in the meeting spoke to ANF and said that Barzani pressured peshmergas and mukhtars to fight against the PKK but was met with a harsh reaction.

‘FIGHT AGAINST THE PKK IF NEEDED’

In the meeting, Masoud Barzani stated that the PKK’s existence in Shengal should be ended and asked Êzidî peshmergas and people to take a stance against the PKK openly. Accordingly, Barzani said that the existence of two authorities in Shengal should be ended, and the Êzidî peshmergas and people should take an open stance against the PKK and kick it out of Shengal. Barzani also said that they would fight the PKK if it refuses to leave the city.

‘WE WILL NOT FIGHT THE PKK, WHO PROTECTED US AGAINST ISIS’

The peshmerga that spoke to ANF said that several people objected to Barzani’s pressure to fight against the PKK, saying that the PKK prevented ISIS from massacring Êzidîs and has received a lot of love and devotion from the Êzidîs, who would not fight the PKK under any circumstances.

Reportedly, Barzani could not convince the Êzidîs, who warned Barzani that fighting against the PKK would harm the national union of Kurdish people.

‘NATIONAL UNITY WOULD BE HARMED’

Lastly, the peshmerga that participated in the meeting praised the PKK for contributing to the national union of Kurdish people through its struggle and sacrifice, and emphasized that Êzidî peshmergas would never join a war that would target the PKK and harm the national unity of Kurdish people.

Kurdish forces PKK killed 6 Turkish soldiers, 2 gunship pilots in SE Turkey

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thumbs_b_c_c7c928318fb937e10123fddf7798dec5Soldiers were killed in clashes with PKK , while pilots died when their helicopter crashed in Hakkari province,

Six soldiers and two gunship helicopter pilots were Killed in southeastern Hakkari province Friday morning, Turkish military said.

Turkish General Staff said in a statement that six soldiers were Killed and eight others were injured at 4.50 a.m. (0150GMT) in clashes with PKK  at the Cigli military zone in Hakkari’s Cukurca district.

Less than an hour later, a gunship helicopter was sent to the region in response to the clash, but it crashed due to a technical fault, killing two pilots, the statement added.

Turkey: Explosion Reported Near Military Facility in Istanbul

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1039513176A vehicle exploded near a military facility in Istanbul, at least five people were wounded.

An explosion occurred close to military barracks in the Turkish city of Istanbul. At least five people including one woman were injured.

First photos coming from explosion area show that blast is related to a car bombpic.twitter.com/mxSE5LU40B#Turkey #Sancaktepe

7:07 AM – 12 May 2016

Turkey has recently become the target of several terrorist attacks that targeted or killed foreigners. In January, more than ten foreign tourists were killed in a suicide attack in Istanbul.

In March, some 37 people were killed and more than 125 were wounded in an attack on a bus stop near a central square in Ankara. Less than a week later, five people, including the assailant, were killed and at least 36 were injured in a blast on a major tourist street in Istanbul.

On April 9, a blast hit a bus station in central Istanbul’s district.

On May 2, one servicemen were killed and 23 people were injured by blast near the gendarmerie in Ankara.

On May 10, at least three people were killed and 45 sustained injuries in car bomb explosion in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir. A number of police officers and fighters of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), as well as civilians were injured in the explosion.

Kurdish forces PKK Neutralize 4 Turkish soldiers 14 wounded

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n_98599_1Terror attacks in two seperate Turkish provinces in the southeast killed five soldiers and two police officers over the weekend.

Two police officers were killed in a bomb attack on a police headquarters in the southeastern province of Gaziantep on the morning of May 1, Gov. Ali Yerlikaya has confirmed.

At least 18 policemen and four civilians were injured in the suspected car bomb attack that was carried out around 9:20 a.m.

Private broadcaster CNNTürk reported that the blast occurred in front of the barriers of the headquarters.

Two cars entered the area in front of the headquarters and started firing with automatic weapons, with police responding to the attack, reported daily Hürriyet.

One of the cars managed to escape, while the second car exploded, according to reports. The police have begun a search to apprehend the other car involved in the attack.

Footage from a CNNTürk broadcast showed pieces of a wrecked vehicle near the station’s gates, several ambulances and fire brigade trucks at the scene of the blast, which it said was felt from kilometers away.

The wounded were taken to a hospital, where one police officer succumbed to his injuries.

Security measures were increased in front of the aforementioned hospital.

Armored police teams and ambulances were sent to the area, as buildings surrounding the station were evacuated by the police after the attack.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said investigations into the attack are ongoing.

“We’ve reached significant information, but the Interior Ministry will make the necessary statement in due course,” Davutoğlu said.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has received information about the attack from Interior Minister Efkan Ala and spoken on the phone with Governor Ali Yerlikaya, according to presidential sources.

Meanwhile, four Turkish soldiers were killed and 14 were wounded on separate May 1 attacks by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the southeastern provinces of Mardin and Şırnak, according to reports.

Three soldiers were killed and 14 were wounded during a military operation in the Nusaybin district of the southeastern province of Mardin, the Turkish Armed Forces said in a statement.

The attack in the town, where a number of neighborhoods are under curfew and operations have been ongoing since March 14, came as the soldiers were detonating a bomb placed by the militants on Nusaybin’s Çağçağ Street.

Three soldiers, identified as gendarmerie specialized sergeants Serdar Yıldırım, Sinan Oruç and Hakan Duygal, were killed in the attack, according to the official statement by the Chief of Staff.

The wounded soldiers were brought to state hospitals in Nusaybin and central Mardin, according to reports.
In a separate attack on the same day, a soldier was heavily wounded after being hit by a PKK sniper during an operation in Şırnak’s İsmetpaşa neighborhood.

The injured soldier, whose identity was yet to be disclosed when Hürriyet Daily News went to press, was promptly transferred with an armored ambulance to Şırnak State Hospital, where he later succumbed to his wounds.

The attack came one day after the army announced that an army captain was shot dead by a PKK sniper in Nusaybin.

Captain Alper Kalem was wounded in clashes that erupted when a group of soldiers were trying to remove bombs on the streets at 7 a.m. local time on April 30.

Kalem was taken to hospital but later succumbed to his wounds.

Meanwhile, in the same neighborhood two police officers and one soldier were injured in a rocket attack on an armored vehicle.

Early on April 30, the military had stated that Turkish warplanes destroyed PKK targets in northern Iraq.

It said four F-16 and 14 F-4 jets carried out the raids on positions in Kandil, Hakkurk and Avasin between 23:00 p.m. and 1:40 a.m. local time.

It added that a pair of F-4 warplanes also carried out two airstrikes on PKK bases in the rural Güneycam area of the southeastern Turkish province of Şırnak.

Kurdish forces PKK: Neutralized 3 Turkish Soldiers in Country’s East

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1031065518According to media reports, a bomb attack carried out by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group in Turkey’s eastern province of Tunceli has claimed the lives of three Turkish soldiers.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A bomb attack carried out by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group in Turkey’s eastern province of Tunceli on Friday has claimed the lives of three Turkish soldiers, local media reported.

Turkish soldiers had been inside a military vehicle when the attack happened, the Anadolu news agency said.

Turkish aircraft that had been sent to the scene for reinforcement, opened fire on the militants of the PKK group, which is deemed a terrorist organization in the country, according to the media outlet.

The Turkish army has launched a military operation over the incident, the agency added.

Since summer 2015, clashes between the Turkish government and the PKK have claimed the lives of over 350 soldiers and police officers, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Kurdish PKK Forces killed 6 Turkish soldiers , 54 wounded in attacks in Turkey’s southeast

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Six soldiers were killed and 56 others were wounded in individual attacks by the  Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and in clashes between security forces and the militants in the southeastern provinces of Şırnak, Hakkari,Diyarbakır and Mardin on April 11 and 12.

The Turkish General Staff announced that one soldier was killed due to an unknown explosion during clashes with PKK  in the Dağlıca district of Hakkari, while four soldiers were wounded. One of the injured soldiers is reported to be in a critical condition, according to the statement.

Additionally, one soldier was killed during clashes with PKK  in Şırnak, while three others were wounded.

Reports of a third attack emerged late April 12 when two soldiers were killed and two others were wounded in an explosion in southeastern Mardin’s Nusaybin district.

Meanwhile, two soldiers were killed and 47 were wounded, including civilians, late April 11 in a PKK bomb attack in the Hani district of Diyarbakır.

PKK  detonated a bomb-laden tanker in front of the Hani Gendarmerie Post, after which an armed clash erupted between security forces and PKK .

The relatives of gendarmerie personnel in the lodgings were among the wounded, the General Staff said in a statement.

The wounded were first taken to Hani State Hospital and later transferred to the Diyarbakır Military Hospital by helicopter and ambulance.

A significant portion of the military post collapsed due to the attack while other buildings nearby were also damaged as search and rescue efforts in the buildings continued.

The Hani Criminal Court of Peace ordered a broadcast ban until the completion of the investigation following the attack.

Kurdish forces PKK: neutralized Two Turkish soldiers 46 wounded in bomb attack & military post collapsed

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n_97668_1Two soldiers were killed and 46 were wounded, including civilians, on late April 11 in an  Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) bomb attack in the Hani district of the southeastern province of Diyarbakır.

PKK forces detonated a bomb-laden tanker in front of the Hani Gendarmerie Post. An armed clash later erupted between security forces and PKK forcess

Two soldiers were killed and 46 were wounded including the relatives of gendarmerie personnel in the lodgings.

The wounded were first taken to Hani State Hospital and later transferred to the Diyarbakır Military Hospital by helicopter and ambulance.

A significant portion of the military post collapsed due to the attack while other buildings nearby were also damaged as the search and rescue efforts in the buildings continued.

Meanwhile, the Hani Criminal Court of Peace ordered a broadcast ban until the completion of the investigation following the attack.

Kurdish forces PKK neutralized Turkish Police officer & civilian killed in Turkey’s southeast

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n_97564_1One police officer and one civilian were killed in an  Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) attack in the Derik district of the southeastern province of Mardin on April 9.
PKK  parked a bomb-laden car in front of police lodgings and opened harassment fire on the buildings at around 9 p.m. Police immediately responded to the fire, after which the militants detonated the bomb-laden car.

One police officer and one civilian passing near the scene were killed in the attack.

Security forces have conducted an operation to apprehend the PKK  responsible for the attack.

Kurdish Forces PKK neutralize five Turkish security forces in Nusaybin clashes

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Turkish-security-forces-in-Turkish-Kurdistan-dec-2015-photo-epaISTANBUL,— Kurdish militants killed five members of the Turkish security forces on Thursday in a series of clashes and bomb attacks in a town under a military lockdown in Turkish Kurdistan, the southeast of the country, the Dogan news agency reported.

The Turkish security forces were carrying out an operation in the town of Nusaybin in Mardin province where the government has been waging a blistering offensive against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).

A senior police officer was hit by gunfire and later died, and four other members of the security forces, including a major in the gendarmerie and another senior police officer, died in two separate bomb attacks.

Nusaybin has been under curfew since mid-March for a military operation to push the PKK out of the town, where the authorities say the group has dug trenches and put up barricades.

Hundreds of security forces have been killed in the Kurdish region, while government says thousands of PKK militants have died.

Opposition political parties say between 500 and 1,000 civilians, mostly Kurds, have also perished in the fighting, since the Turkish offensive against the PKK centred in towns and cities in Turkish Kurdistan.

Ankara launched the offensive against the PKK after the collapse in 2015 of a two-year long ceasefire with the group that has been a thorn in its side for three decades.

The renewed conflict has also struck the heart of the country, with two attacks that killed dozens in the capital Ankara claimed by Kurdish rebels, at a time when citizens are already on high alert over bombings by the Islamic State group.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday proposed stripping Turkish citizenship from supporters of Kurdish rebels.

“These people don’t deserve to be our citizens. We are not obliged to carry anyone engaged in the betrayal of their state and their people,” he said.

A day after his comments his Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said: “Of course we will begin work on this”.

he PKK took up arms in 1984 against the Turkish state, which still denies the constitutional existence of Kurds, to push for greater autonomy for the Kurdish minority who make up around 22.5 million of the country’s 78-million population.

A large Turkey’s Kurdish community openly sympathise with PKK rebels.

The European Union has urged last week Turkey to restart the peace process with the Kurd.

Kurd Update: PKK killed Five Turkish security officials including two police chiefs and a major

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n_97459_1Five security officials, including two police chiefs and a major, have been killed in an attack by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the Nusaybin district of the southeastern province of Mardin amid ongoing security operations.

A chief of police, identified as Doğan Sakarya, was heavily wounded when PKK opened fire with Kanas-branded sniper rifles during an operation in Nusaybin’s Dicle neighborhood around 11:40 a.m. on April 7. The wounded officer was promptly taken to Nusaybin State Hospital but later succumbed to his injuries despite all medical attempts to save his life.

Two other officials, identified as Chief of Police Zafer Kurt and Mjr. Ahmet Karaman, were also killed after PKK militants detonated an improvised explosive device at 1:45 p.m. as clashes continued in the neighborhood.

Reports indicated two other security officials were killed in the operation and five others were wounded, although their identities have not been released yet.

Initial reports from the region suggested PKK escaped through tunnels they had opened inside the walls of neighboring houses.

Gendarmes and special operations police officers launched a joint operation to apprehend the fleeing militants.

Meanwhile, as anti-terror operations rage across Turkey’s southeastern provinces, Turkish warplanes hit targets belonging to the PKK in northern Iraq on April 6, the Turkish General Staff announced early April 7.