State forces massacre another civilian in Cizre

2016-01-01 12:26:48

ŞIRNAK (DİHA) - Attacks by state forces killed yet another civilian in Cizre district of Şırnak where a state of siege continues for 19 uninterrupted days.

Police and military forces have intensified tank and artillery attacks on Cudi and Nur neighborhoods since yesterday evening. The aggression has left many houses in both neighborhoods damaged.

Civilian Cabbar Taşkın (40) got heavily wounded as a result of gunfire near his house in Cudi neighborhood late yesterday evening.

While the man's body remained at the scene throughout the night due to continued fire from armored vehicles, no ambulance was allowed to the area either. Residents of the neighborhood managed to reach the scene only this morning, to see that Taşkın had already died.

On the other hand, civilian Şükrü Duymak (45) was similarly shot by special operation police on Caba Street of Cudi neighborhood yesterday. People managed to get Duymak's body into a house where he was held till this morning due to the ongoing obstruction of ambulances from entering the neighborhoods under fire. The man has been taken to hospital today but is reported to be losing blood and in critical condition now.

(nt)