Despite Turkish authorities announcing the end of the so-called “anti-terrorist operation” in the mainly-Kurdish south-eastern regions, “the level of violence, unfortunately, isn’t decreasing,” Maria Zakharova, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, said Thursday at a briefing in Moscow.
Around 90,000 civilians in eastern Hakkari and Mardin Provinces were forced to abandon their homes and flee due to heavy fighting between the Turkish forces and Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Hurriyet newspaper reported citing official figures.
The government declared a 24-hour curfew in Yüksekova and several towns in the area as it’s attempting to eliminate a group of around 400 PKK fighters .... https://www.rt.com
