Duhok: Christians Displaced by PKK-Turkey War Live in Limbo

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Publication Date: 29/5/2021

Source: Basnews

Since the beginning of the heavy conflicts between the Turkish army and Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) guerrillas in Kani Masi area of Duhok, the Christian residents of an entire village are displaced.

Chalke village is located in an area where Turkey repeatedly bombards as it suspects the presence of the PKK fighters in the area. The Christian residents of the village, however, have been relocated to Bersive Complex, where they live in uncertainty.

The villagers are also concerned about their farmlands and crops being burned to ashes with the ongoing armed conflicts, saying if not destroyed by war, they will be destroyed by the fact that there remains no farmer to take care of crops.

The war has also caused civilian casualties in the Kurdistan Region. Earlier this week, two young brothers were severely injured by a Turkish airstrike. Dozens have been killed over the past few years.

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) repeatedly asks Turkey and PKK to leave its territories and avoid using Kurdistan Region’s soil as a battleground for their war.

Link: https://www.basnews.com/en/babat/691678

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