KURD-A News Updates: February 1

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From: newsdesk at newsdesk.aps.nl (Newsdesk Amsterdam)
Subject: Re: KURD-A News Updates: February 1-3, 1995
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KURD-A News Updates
February 1-3, 1995


Turkish security forces, which were carrying out house searches
in the Obernbeyhat region between the cities of Mardin and
Sirnak, were attacked by guerrillas firing rockets. In the
attack, 1 sergeant and 5 soldiers were killed, 6 others were
wounded. The guerrillas retreated without suffering any losses.
(01.02.95)

14 village guards from the village of Col (Siirt), where a
Turkish army operation has been underway for quite some time,
fled to their relatives in the city of Siirt. One of the village
guards, Abdulvahap Calli, reported that the men had fled from
state oppression. (01.02.95)

A bus carrying village guards struck a mine which had been
planted by guerrillas. In the explosion, 3 village guards were
killed and another 5 were wounded. The wounded were taken to the
state hospital in Mardin. (01.02.95)

The inhabitants of the village of Dibildirave in the Omeryan
region near Mardin were forced by the state to become village
guards. In December 1994, 14 families fled from the area to the
city of Mardin to escape from state repression. (01.02.95)

The brothers Kemal and Yassir Koknal from Viransehir near Urfa
were abducted by two men claiming to be police officers and were
later found dead in the road in Ceylanpinar. The Koknal brothers,
who were arrested on January 30, 1995 at around 9:00pm by police
in the Yukari section Sirnak had been arrested previously on
charges of giving assistance to guerrillas and detained for
several months. A witness to the murder of the Koknal brothers,
Hamit Keskin, told our journalists: "My house is next to my
brother's house. On the evening of January 30 at around 9:00pm, I
heard a noise in the street and I saw my brother on the street.
He said there were police. He was taken away in a model Taunus
car, which I had previously seen village guards near Sippe Bucak
using." (02.02.95)

The bodies of Hulusi Adiguzel and Hamza (we don't know his last
name) were found tossed in the road near the village of Alaca.
Both Kurds had been arrested in June of last year during an army
operation. Villagers from Alaca reported that they saw the bodies
being tossed out of a helicopter on January 17. (02.02.95)

A military barracks in the small city of Meydan in the region of
Gabar was attacked by guerrillas. When the guerrillas fired
rockets on the barracks, just to cause a scare, the soldiers
began running outside. Guerrillas then attacked from three sides
and burned down the barracks, killing 20 soldiers. During this
successful guerrilla action, 2 freedom fighters were wounded.
Guerrillas also captured 2 M-27 weapons, 7 hand grenades, 7 B-7
rocket launchers, and 4 bags of military supplies. (02.02.95)

It is reported that Turkish army operations in the cities of
Sason and Kozluk are still continuing. (02.02.95)

Mehmet Damar, a doctor at the state hospital in Silvan near
Diyarbakir, was arrested by police. He was then taken to police
headquarters for interrogation. During an operation by state
security forces in Diyarbakir, Nusret Balkiran was arrested.
Witnesses spoke to our correspondents and said that they are also
worried about the life of Mehmet Bakir, who was dragged from his
home by soldiers during an army operation. (03.02.95)

Two brothers from the village of Minedike in Kozluk (Batman) were
arrested during an operation by Turkish state security forces.
The villagers said that the two brothers, who were arrested on
January 31, are being severely tortured. (03.02.95)

The Turkish military burned down a mosque during an attack on the
village of Huseynik in Sice near Diyarbakir. Soldiers from the
military barracks at Ergul searched several houses and destroyed
peoples' belongings. There were also 25 donkeys and 6 dogs killed
during the raid. (03.02.95)

Turkish soldiers and village guards carried out a joint operation
in Suruc near Urfa. Many villagers were taken into custody.
During the operations on January 1 in the villages of Sose and
Bublik, the following Kurds were dragged away: Celal Ercan and
Kevser Ercan from Sose, and Muslum Sahin, Bazan Yildiz, and Ali
Aydeniz from Bublik. (03.02.95)

Abdullah Dag, HADEP chairman in the coastal city Icel, gave a
public statement about attacks on Kurds in major Turkish cities.
He stated that the state is strengthening its attacks and is
trying to find a legal basis for its illegal military actions.
(03.02.95)


Translated by:

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