Turkey Reimposes a Curfew in Cizre

The authorities in Turkey reimposed a curfew late Sunday in the predominantly Kurdish south-eastern town of Cizre only a day after they had lifted it. The town, which lies on the border with Syria, was closed off as Turkish troops carried out a counter-terrorism operation against the Kurdish militant group, the PKK. A clear picture of what happened during the curfew in Cizre is still emerging. Eyewitnesses say 20 civilians died there during the operation, although the Turkish government has said only one civilian died and that the rest were militants.

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(Photo: Leader of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtas (C white-shirt) cross through a field after the road leading to Cizre was blocked. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)