The Turkish state is committing war crimes by directly targeting villages in Southern Kurdistan, thus trying to force the villagers to leave.

On Sunday evening, UAVs bombed the villages of Sergelê, Kevne Mêzê, Mêzê, Guherzê and Belave in Duhok’s Amêdiyê district.

As the result of the attacks, some houses in the villages of Kevne Mêzê and Mêzê in the Berê Garê region were completely burned down. It was impossible to establish whether there were any casualties or injuries due to the bombing.

The Turkish state has deployed thousands of soldiers and hundreds of armored vehicles to the region in recent months. The Turkish state, which has established military bases and checkpoints, especially relies on the KDP in invasion attacks.

Since Turkey expanded its “Operation Claw Lock” occupation offensive, which began in Southern Kurdistan in 2022, to the small town of Amêdî in the Duhok governorate in June, there have been heavy attacks in the region every day.

According to the NGO Community Peacemaker Teams (CPT), at least eight villages in Amêdiye have been forcibly evacuated by the Turkish army in the past four weeks, and more than 180 families have been displaced. In addition, more than 6,500 hectares of forest and cultivated land have been destroyed as a result of the military violence.

The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), which dominates the regional government in Hewlêr (Erbil), is actively supporting the Turkish state in its expansion efforts.