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In an operation launched on the ground of claims that four PKK members were seen in Muğla, seven people were strip-searched, had their naked pictures delivered to the press were detained yesterday and five others were killed today.

Ağrı Governorship has announced that two soldiers and two village guards were killed during an operation against PKK in Ağrı province on Saturday.

Mardin Governorship has announced that operations would be carried out in Akarsu neighbourhood in Nusaybin and that therefore curfew was declared in the neighbourhood which would be in effect until further notice.

Curfew has been declared in 25 villages and hamlets in Kulp district of Diyarbakır province in southeastern Turkey. Diyarbakır Governorship has announced that the operations carried out in the region would continue.

Three soldiers and one village guard lost their lives, four soldiers were injured in clashes between members of PKK and security forces carrying out an operation in Tendürek mountain on the border of Van and Ağrı districts this morning.

Muş Governorship has announced that curfew has been declared in 21 neighbourhoods, villages and plateau regions in Muş province as of 3:30 a.m. Some districts have been closed to traffic.

Dersim Preservation of Cultural and Natural Heritage Initiative has highlighted that especially since the beginning of OHAL, Dersim has been continuously hit by forest fires and has filed a criminal complaint to press charges against those responsible.

The Free Syrian Army members and some jihadist organizations have also joined the operation in Jarablus on the Turkish border of Syria carried out by Turkish Armed Forces Joint Special Mission Forces and US-led coalition air forces.

President Erdoğan as to the operation in Jarablus has noted; “All the attacks from Syria on our country, like in the regions of Gaziantep and Kilis have gone too far and reached a certain extent. We thought, we had to put an end to this and the process has been initiated as of 4 a.m this morning”.

A campaign has been launched by Turkish Armed Forces Joint Special Mission Forces and US-led coalition air forces on ISIS in Jarablus region in Aleppo in Syria.

The curfew declared in Şırnak’s Beytüşşebap district two days ago was lifted today.

Three people have been killed in the area where fire broke out following the bombardment in Diyarbakır's Lice.

One soldier and one police officer have lost their lives in Nusaybin district of Mardin, nine security officers injured one of whom has severe injuries.

The first lieutenant got heavily wounded in the attack launched by YPS members against military unit in Şırnak Central lost his life despite all the efforts at the hospital into where he was taken for treatment.

Curfew has been declared as of Saturday morning in 16 villages of Lice within the scope of operation launched against the PKK.

Erkan Çapraz from Yüksekova News has spoken about the operations expanding through neighboring villages on 39th day of the curfew.

In the operations run against members of YPS in Şırnak, senior master sergeant Murat Erdi Eker and specialized sergeant Habib Gökçe have lost their lives. Four other soldiers and two police officers have been injured.

Explosions have been taking place in Yüksekova during the operations launched following the curfew declared on March 13, smokes rise above the houses.

In an attack carried out in the morning hours in Nusaybin district of Mardin province, a police officer has been killed. Two other officers have lost their lives and five others injured in the clash following the attack.

A soldier wounded in conflict erupted in Sur on February 18 has lost his life in the hospital where he was taken for treatment.