KURD-A News Updates: February 9-13,

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From: Arm The Spirit <ats at etext.org>
Subject: KURD-A News Updates: February 9-13, 1995

KURD-A News Updates
February 9-13, 1995

According to our correspondents in the Mardin region, there was
fighting between ARGK guerrillas and Turkish army units carrying
out operations in the region. The fighting has continued since
February 8. According to the local population, at least 17
soldiers and paramilitary village guards have been killed.
(09.02.95)

In the city of Idil near Nusaybin, a counter-guerrilla was
executed by local residents. According to information which we
have received, the man executed had been involved in several
murders. Despite warnings from the population, the counter-
guerrilla, whose name we do not yet know, refused to stop
cooperating with Turkish security forces. (09.02.95)

In the region of Sirnak, the village of Gundike Male was attacked
by Turkish army units on February 10. According to reports from
the local population, villagers were forced to assemble in the
town square. There, they were tortured and mistreated. The
Turkish army units threatened to forcibly evict the villages if
the villagers supplied food to the guerrillas. 2 villagers, whose
names we do not know yet, were shot and killed in front of the
other villagers. These murders were designed to frighten the
local population. (11.02.95)

The region of Cudi, which has been controlled by ARGK guerrillas
since the beginning of 1994, was attacked once again by Turkish
warplanes on February 10. According to the press office of the
ARGK in Botan, no ARGK guerrillas were killed during the raids.
The bombardment lasted for two hours and involved 6 fighter jets.
(11.02.95)

On February 10, in the Kulp-Sason region, ARGK guerrillas carried
out a major attack on Turkish army units carrying out operations
in the region. The guerrillas were informed about the operations
ahead of time and were able to make preparations. As soldiers
marched into the region, they were "welcomed" on all sides by
guerrillas. During fighting between the Turkish army and the
Kurdish guerrillas, several soldiers were killed. 3 guerrillas
were killed in the fighting. According to our correspondents, the
fighting is still continuing. (11.02.95)

On February 11, ARGK guerrillas attacked a Turkish army troop
transporter on the road between Nusaybin and Akarsu. The
guerrillas fired rockets and automatic weapons on the troop
transporter. It's unclear how many Turkish soldiers were killed
in this attack. According to KURD-A correspondents, the troop
transporter was completely destroyed. (12.02.95)

On the road from Batman to Savur, 2 Turkish tanks were attacked
by ARGK guerrillas. According to our correspondents, one of the
tanks was destroyed. (12.02.95)

On February 11, guerrillas blockaded the strategically important
Kulp-Sason road, which is often utilized by Turkish army units
for transporting food supplies to soldiers involved in major
operations in the region. The military operation in Kulp-Sason
has been attacked by ARGK guerrillas several times in the last
few days. During the road blockade, a military convoy was
attacked by ARGK guerrillas. The guerrillas fired rockets and
automatic weapons and destroyed the convoy. According to our
correspondents, several soldiers were killed. (12.02.95)

Turkish army units carrying out operations in the Mardin-Savur
region forcibly evacuated the village of Dengiza on February 5
and burned it to the ground. According to reports from villagers,
some of whom fled to Savur, the Turkish security forces justified
the destruction of the village with the absurd notion that
guerrillas were living there. One villager named Mehmet Saral
stated that this notion was ridiculous and that now there is
nothing left of the village whatsoever. (13.02.95)

Village guards related to the DYP mayor of Ergani raped an widow
named Emis Avkas in the village of Kiles on February 5. Witnesses
report that village guards named Mehmet Adsiz and Emin Adsiz
forced the woman into a nearby house and raped her. Emis Avkas
then went to the police in Ergani. Even though she named her
attackers, the police did nothing. (13.02.95)

Police have raided the Mesopotamian Cultural Centre in
Diyarbakir. Police threatened workers at the centre during the
raid. One person was arrested and threatened. (13.02.95)

In an attack by ARGK guerrillas on a military convoy between
Sason and Batman - KURD-A reported - 13 soldiers were killed and
4 vehicles destroyed. Another convoy which came to help was also
attacked by guerrillas. (13.02.95)

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