KURD-A News Updates: February 26-28

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Subject: KURD-A News Updates: February 26-28, 1995

KURD-A News Updates
February 26-28, 1995

Kurdish guerrillas attacked two Turkish army troop transporters
on the road between Nusaybin and Cizre. Both troop transporters
were driving towards Cizre when they were attacked by Kurdish
guerrillas and destroyed by rockets and heavy machine gun fire.
During this attack, 21 soldiers were killed and 4 were wounded.
(26.02.95)

An army operation which was started a few days ago in the Cudi
mountain region has been halted by ARGK guerrillas. During three
days of heavy fighting, several Turkish soldiers were killed.
According to the press office of the ARGK in Botan, the Turkish
army had deployed a large number of soldiers and its most modern
weapons during this operation. (26.02.95)

The Haftanin region of the UN security zone in South Kurdistan
has been attacked once again by fighter jets. On February 25, the
region was bombarded for two hours. According to guerrillas,
there were neither civilian nor guerrilla casualties. (26.02.95)

This afternoon, a powerful carbomb exploded in the city of Zakho
in South Kurdistan. According to incomplete reports,
approximately 100 people were killed in the city centre and many
more were wounded. One witness reported that the car had been
parked in the city centre the day before. It is still unclear who
is responsible for this attack. (27.02.95)

Turkish security forces operating in the Sason-Kozluk-Silvan
region were attacked by Kurdish guerrillas on February 25.
Several soldiers were killed in the fighting, which lasted for
several hours. 3 Kurdish guerrillas were also killed. Military
observers have reported to us that its appears that the Turkish
army, which is trying to prevent a major spring offensive from
ARGK guerrillas, was unsuccessful in this operation. (27.02.95)

Fighting between the southern Kurdish factions the KDP (Barzani)
and the PUK (Tablani) in South Kurdistan is still continuing.
Despite several peace accords, the fighting has not stopped. Our
correspondent in South Kurdistan reported that there was fighting
in several areas. (27.02.95)

Turkish fighter planes have bombarded the Haftanin region in the
UN security zone in South Kurdistan for the second time this
week. Today, the Haftanin region was bombarded for two hours.
There were no casualties in this attack. This region was last
attacked on February 25. (28.02.95)

The Turkish army has launched a major operation in the Lice-Kulp-
Silvan and Hazzo regions. The 30,000 soldiers involved in this
operation have still not recorded any successes. (28.02.95)

The political wing of the IRA, Sinn Fein, held its party congress
from February 25-27 in the Irish city of Dublin. A delegation of
representatives from the Kurdish exile parliament also took part
in the congress. At the end of the congress, a resolution was
passed which in which Sinn Fein called on Turkey to recognize the
Kurdish people's right to self-determination. Sinn Fein also
stated that Turkey continues to lie unabashedly about the
massacres and massive human rights abuses committed against the
Kurdish people, despite international protests. Sinn Fein has
called for a tourism boycott against Turkey. (28.02.95)

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