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Between four and six civilians were wounded in an alleged YPG attack in Uludere, Şırnak, Turkey, according to local media.
aa.com reported: “Four villagers were injured in Turkey’s southeastern province of şırnak, on Sunday, when they were targeted by terrorists of the separatist organization PKK. According to information obtained by Anadoulu, the four villagers were on their way to collect firewood in the village of Ortasu, in the district of Uludere, when they were attacked.The injured were taken to şırnak Government Hospital by helicopter and undergoing treatment”.
Yeni safak named six wounded civilians from two families, also blaming YPG forces.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (4)
- Ömer Benek male injured
- Ethem Benek, son of Ömer Benek male injured
- Mehmet Benek male injured
- Yakup Benek male
Family members (2)
- Ramazan Babat male injured
- Mahmut Babat male injured
Summary
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Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Ortasu (أورطاسو), for which the generic coordinates are: 37.370262, 42.965162. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.