Politics.be - Turkse militairen vermoorden 115 Koerdische rebellen in Hakkari

2000 Turkse militairen met luchtsteun (CAS) vermoorden 115 Koerdische rebellen in Hakkari.

Ze willen de PKK-rebellen verhinderen Syrie als uitvalsbasis te gebruiken voor hun aanvallen.

Zoals ik reeds vermeldde in de draad "Onrust in Syrie" is Turkije reeds een tweetal weken bezig met het elimineren van Koerden. Nu haalt dit uiteindelijk het nieuws.

Guardian - Turkish troops kill 115 Kurdish rebels as offensive blocks escape routes to Iraq
Government sent 2,000 troops into Hakkari two weeks ago as it tries to stop PKK rebels using Syria as a base for attacks

_{Turkey's security forces have killed as many as 115 Kurdish rebels during a major security offensive over the past two weeks, the country's interior minister said on Sunday.

Idris Naim Sahin said the rebels were killed in an offensive backed by airpower near the town of Semdinli in Hakkari province, which sits on the border with Iraq. He said the offensive began on 23 July.

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