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| Turkey Kurds: 30 dead in Cizre violence as MPs' march blocked | Turkey Kurds: 30 dead in Cizre violence as MPs' march blocked |
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| At least 30 people have died in clashes in the Turkish city of Cizre since a military operation began there last week, Turkey's interior ministry says. | At least 30 people have died in clashes in the Turkish city of Cizre since a military operation began there last week, Turkey's interior ministry says. |
| The ministry says most of the dead were Kurdish militants but the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) says 20 civilians were killed in the violence. | |
| Locals say Cizre has been "under siege" since the military imposed a curfew. | Locals say Cizre has been "under siege" since the military imposed a curfew. |
| On Thursday police stopped a delegation of HDP leaders who were trying to reach the south-eastern city on foot. | On Thursday police stopped a delegation of HDP leaders who were trying to reach the south-eastern city on foot. |
| The group includes the party's leader Selahattin Demirtas and 30 members of parliament, who say they want to draw attention to what is happening in the mainly Kurdish area. | The group includes the party's leader Selahattin Demirtas and 30 members of parliament, who say they want to draw attention to what is happening in the mainly Kurdish area. |
| They were intercepted by police near Idil, 28km (17 miles) from Cizre. | They were intercepted by police near Idil, 28km (17 miles) from Cizre. |
| Turkey-PKK conflict: Why are clashes escalating? | Turkey-PKK conflict: Why are clashes escalating? |
| Deadly clashes between Turkish forces and the militant Kurdish organisation, the PKK, have intensified since a ceasefire collapsed in July. | Deadly clashes between Turkish forces and the militant Kurdish organisation, the PKK, have intensified since a ceasefire collapsed in July. |
| Turkish jets have bombed PKK bases in northern Iraq and the army has boosted security and imposed curfews across the south-east. | Turkish jets have bombed PKK bases in northern Iraq and the army has boosted security and imposed curfews across the south-east. |
| Mr Demirtas said the humanitarian situation in Cizre was worsening, with people unable to buy bread or access water. | Mr Demirtas said the humanitarian situation in Cizre was worsening, with people unable to buy bread or access water. |
| The body of a 10-year-old boy killed in the violence was being kept in a refrigerator by family members because restrictions on movement meant they could not take him to the mortuary, the BBC was told. | The body of a 10-year-old boy killed in the violence was being kept in a refrigerator by family members because restrictions on movement meant they could not take him to the mortuary, the BBC was told. |
| Interior Minister Selami Altinok said the curfew would continue until the military operation was completed. | Interior Minister Selami Altinok said the curfew would continue until the military operation was completed. |
| Mr Demirtas warned the country was heading towards civil war. | Mr Demirtas warned the country was heading towards civil war. |
| Turkish prosecutors are currently investigating the HDP leader for insulting the president. | Turkish prosecutors are currently investigating the HDP leader for insulting the president. |
| They want to have the MP stripped of his parliamentary immunity. | They want to have the MP stripped of his parliamentary immunity. |
| Turkey is to hold new elections in November after inconclusive polls in June. | Turkey is to hold new elections in November after inconclusive polls in June. |
| Separately, the interim government has deported a Dutch journalist. | Separately, the interim government has deported a Dutch journalist. |
| Freelancer Frederike Geerdink, who was arrested on Sunday, was accused of links to the PKK. | Freelancer Frederike Geerdink, who was arrested on Sunday, was accused of links to the PKK. |
| Earlier in the month, two British journalists with Vice News were deported. Their Iraqi colleague remains in detention. | Earlier in the month, two British journalists with Vice News were deported. Their Iraqi colleague remains in detention. |
| More than 40,000 people have died since the PKK launched an armed campaign in 1984, calling for an independent Kurdish state within Turkey. | More than 40,000 people have died since the PKK launched an armed campaign in 1984, calling for an independent Kurdish state within Turkey. |
| The ceasefire that began in 2013 unravelled in July, after a suicide bombing by suspected Islamic State militants near the border with Syria. | The ceasefire that began in 2013 unravelled in July, after a suicide bombing by suspected Islamic State militants near the border with Syria. |
| The attack led to mutual recriminations between Kurdish groups and Turkey. | The attack led to mutual recriminations between Kurdish groups and Turkey. |