One killed, one wounded in clashes in Diyarbak?r amid curfew

One person was killed and one was captured in an operation in Diyarbak?r?s Silvan district against the youth wing of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK), the Patriotic Revolutionary Youth Movement (YDG-H).

Security forces conducted an operation when around 700 locals blocked roads with trenches and barricades during an ongoing curfew declared by the Diyarbak?r Governor?s Office on Aug. 18 starting at 1 a.m.

Two militants were wounded as they defended their positions against security forces with long-barreled guns.

The locals were taken to a university hospital in Diyarbak?r but one of them later succumbed to injuries.

The dead man was identified as Serhat Bilen by Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) Diyarbak?r deputy Ziya Pir.

Meanwhile, the Democratic Regions? Party (DBP) defined the operations as an ?attack on the people,? calling on all living nearby to come to Silvan to defend the town from the police and the army and prevent a possible massacre.

Responding to the call, a group of deputies from the People?s Democratic Party (HDP) departed for Silvan as part of the Women?s Freedom Assembly (KÖM).

Around 10 days ago, YDG-H members started to dig trenches and block streets in Silvan to prevent security forces from entering the district. 

On Aug. 15, the DBP, with the participation of about 300 people, also claimed autonomy in the district.