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| Turkey to lift week-long curfew on Kurdish city of Cizre | Turkey to lift week-long curfew on Kurdish city of Cizre |
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| Turkey is to lift a week-long military curfew imposed on the south-eastern city of Cizre early on Saturday local time, local authorities have said. | Turkey is to lift a week-long military curfew imposed on the south-eastern city of Cizre early on Saturday local time, local authorities have said. |
| Cizre has been sealed off since last Friday after the Turkish army launched an operation against Kurdish militants. | Cizre has been sealed off since last Friday after the Turkish army launched an operation against Kurdish militants. |
| Since then civilian casualties have been reported and there are concerns about a humanitarian crisis. | Since then civilian casualties have been reported and there are concerns about a humanitarian crisis. |
| Earlier the Council of Europe urged Turkey to allow independent observers access to the city. | Earlier the Council of Europe urged Turkey to allow independent observers access to the city. |
| A statement from the local authorities thanked Cizre residents for their patience during the "successful operation against the terror organisation". | A statement from the local authorities thanked Cizre residents for their patience during the "successful operation against the terror organisation". |
| Twenty civilians have died since Friday, eyewitnesses said, although the government has said only one civilian died and the rest of those claimed were militants. | Twenty civilians have died since Friday, eyewitnesses said, although the government has said only one civilian died and the rest of those claimed were militants. |
| Amid the operation against PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party), Cizre locals have complained of shortages of food, water, and electricity. People have been unable to bury their dead. | Amid the operation against PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party), Cizre locals have complained of shortages of food, water, and electricity. People have been unable to bury their dead. |
| Grim reports from Turkey's Cizre | Grim reports from Turkey's Cizre |
| One doctor, who is responsible for more than 4,000 patients but cannot leave his home, told the BBC the emergency department at the state hospital in Cizre was closed and pharmacies were not opening. | One doctor, who is responsible for more than 4,000 patients but cannot leave his home, told the BBC the emergency department at the state hospital in Cizre was closed and pharmacies were not opening. |
| Turkey has described Cizre as a hotbed of PKK activity, with one official saying they believed 80 professional PKK fighters were operating there and around 200 young people had taken up arms. | Turkey has described Cizre as a hotbed of PKK activity, with one official saying they believed 80 professional PKK fighters were operating there and around 200 young people had taken up arms. |
| Violence has surged between the Turkish government and the PKK since a ceasefire collapsed in July. | Violence has surged between the Turkish government and the PKK since a ceasefire collapsed in July. |
| Turkey-PKK conflict: Why are clashes escalating? | Turkey-PKK conflict: Why are clashes escalating? |
| Also on Friday, an attack on a cafe in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir left a waiter dead and three policemen injured. | Also on Friday, an attack on a cafe in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir left a waiter dead and three policemen injured. |
| Turkish jets continued to bomb PKK targets in northern Iraq overnight. | Turkish jets continued to bomb PKK targets in northern Iraq overnight. |
| 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. |