Two more civilians massacred in Silopi
ŞIRNAK (DİHA) - As the state of siege continues in Şırnak's Silopi district in its seventh day, special operation teams continue targeting houses of civilians.
Taybet İnan (57), mother of 11, and her brother-in-law Yusuf İnan (40), father of 6, were wounded after their house in Nuh neighborhood was attacked by state forces late yesterday evening. Both Teybet and Yusuf İnan died of blood lose after no ambulance was allowed into the neighborhood to intervene the wounded despite all the efforts by HDP deputies Aycan İrmez and Ferhat Encü.
Another person from the same family, Halit İnan, also suffered a heavy injury as a result of the attack on their house.
HDP Şırnak MP Aycan İrmez said they cannot reach anyone from the Ministry of Health and Police Directorate, adding; "Silopi is under heavy fire. There are thousands of children and women, and hundreds of severely ill people in the district at the moment. Silopi is being bımbed at random and people are facing a threat of massacre. The state atrocity must end immediately."
A total of 9 civilians including 2 youths have been killed as a result of attacks by state forces during the ongoing curfew in the district; Hüseyin Güzel (70), Süleyman Çoban (70), Yusuf Aybi (80), Şiyar Özbek (25), Reşit Eren (17), Axîn Kanat (16), İbrahim Bilgin (18), Taybet İnan (57) and Yusuf İnan (40).
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