2 Soldiers, 1 Police Officer Killed in Sur

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Two soldiers and a police officer have been killed in the attack of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) within the operations in Sur district of Diyarbakır.

General Staff announced this morning (February 19) on its official website that the soldiers and the police lost their lives at 5.45 a.m. in the hospital they had been getting treated.

Curfews in Sur

The curfew declared in Cevatpaşa, Fatihpaşa, Dabanoğlu, Hasırlı, Cemal Yılmaz and Savaş neighbourhoods and Gazi street on December 2, 2015 had been lifted temporarily for 17 hours on December 11.

CLICK - CURFEW LIFTED IN SUR WITH CAUTION

Curfew was declared in six additional neighbourhoods and one street on December 14, 2015.

Curfew in effect in Gazi street was lifted on December 30, 2015 and continued in Cevatpaşa, Fatihpaşa, Dabanoğlu, Hasırlı, Cemal Yılmaz and Savaş neighbourhoods.

CLICK - CURFEW LIFTED IN 1 STREET IN SUR, LASTS IN 6 NEIGHBOURHOODS

On December 27, 2016 the sub-Governorship announced that curfew had been declared in Abdaldede, Alipaşa, Lalebey, Süleyman Nazif and Ziya Gökalp neighbourhoods and Melikahmet street in Sur.

CLICK  - CURFEW DECLARED IN 5 ADDITIONAL NEIGHBOURHOODS, 1 STREET IN SUR

Including the curfew declared in Camii Kebir, Camii Nebi, İskenderpaşa and Melikahmet neighbourhoods, entire district of Sur was under curfew as of February 3.

CLICK - ENTIRE SUR UNDER CURFEW

Curfew was lifted in Abdaldede, Alipaşa, Lalebey, Süleyman Nazif, Ziya Gökalp, Camii Kebir, Camii Nebi, İskenderpaşa ve Melikahmet neighbourhoods and continued in the remaining six neighbourhoods.

On February 9 curfew was declared to be in effect from the Çiftehan street entrance of Gazi street till Mardinkapı exit. (AS/DG)