Tuesday, June 21, 2011

A mass-grave Found in Sirvan area with over 80 buddies of Kurdish freedom fighters killed by Turkish Government

Eighty Kurdish Freedom fighters of HPG (People Defense Forces) were buried in a mass grave in Shex Cume regions of Sirvan, reports ANF.
They have lost their lives because of the use of chemical weapons by the Turkish army in the Sirvan countryside in 1994.
It has been noted that the location of the mass grave is also known by the village-guards who took part in the clash at the time.

According to the statement by eyewitnesses, the operation in 1994 in the Shex Cuma area of Sirvan countryside was also joined by village-guards, while Turkish army started to use chemical weapons after having lost a number of soldiers during the clash with a group of up to 110 HPG members.
An eyewitness told the followings to ANF; "The Turkish army lost many soldiers in the clashes during this period. The guerrilla troop consisted of woman and man guerrillas. The army, angry because of the heavy losses in the last days of the operation, resorted to chemical weapons. 80 guerrillas lost their lives because of these chemical weapons during the operation which was also joined by village-guards who know much about these attacks and the current burial place of these 80 guerrillas."

Source: http://www.welat.eu/english/kurdistan/1303-80-kurdish-guerrillas-buried-in-a-mass-grave-in-sirvan

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