Turkish mortar attack in Cizre: One killed, 5 wounded

2016-01-15 19:00:32

ŞIRNAK (DİHA) - In Cizre district of Şırnak where a siege and curfew continues for 33 uninterrupted days, state forces continue conducting artillery strikes on neighborhoods protected by popular resistance led by youths.

Turkish military forces have today started to conduct mortar attacks in the town as they are yet to make an advance into the areas of self-rule where resistance by local self-defense units endures against the intensified aggression.

A mortar shell fired by military forces hit a civilian house in Şah neighborhood, leaving at least 6 people inside wounded. The six civilians, three of whom suffered heavy injuries, were taken to Cizre State Hospital.

38-year-old Veli Müjde has died soon after referral to hospital, while the others remain under treatment.

(nt)