Siege of Sur (2016)
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The 2016 siege of Sur, also known as the Sur curfew took place as part of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict in Sur district of Diyarbakir in Turkey, lasting for more than 3 months and destroying much of the neighbourhood.[1] Heavy artillery and machine gun fire was utilized[1] during clashes in the city involving the Turkish army and police against the Kurdish militants. At least 25 people had been killed in Sur by early March 2016,[1] with rights groups reporting more than 200 killed by the end of the siege on 10 March.[2] The HDP party said that most of the casualties were civilians.[2]
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Siege of Sur | |||||||
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Part of Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
1st Commando Brigade |
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) | ||||||
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71 security personnel killed 523 wounded[3] | 271 militants killed (Turkish claim) [4] | ||||||
at least 25 civilians deaths (estimate)[1] |
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