What is happening in Xerabê Bava village in Mardin?

HDP Central Executive Committee, in a written statement, reported that they cannot get in touch with the people in Xerabê Bava village because phone and electric network has been cut. 

On February 11, curfew was declared in Xerabê Bava (Kuruköy) village of Nusaybin district in Mardin. Allegedly, 3 people have been killed, 39 people have been detained and the detained people are tortured. These claims cannot be confirmed, since the village is blockaded and no news can be received. 

Stating that images and footage from the village, which are “taken by the soldiers”, are very bleak, HDP stated: “There are reports claiming that phones of the villagers have been collected and all people in the village are kept in a house, subjected to torture and abuses and some of them are killed with torture.”

The committee is not allowed

It is stated that the MPs who wanted to enter the village were not allowed yesterday: “The fact that our committee that wanted to investigate the claims was not allowed indicates that the claims are probably true.”

It is stated that what is happening reminds of events of '90s: “If these claims are true, then there is an inhumane situation in the village. What we know from '90s and what happened in the last 2 years aggravates our concerns.”

Statement from Mardin Governor's Office

Yesterday, Mardin Governor's Office made a statement. It is stated that there have been operations in villages of Nusaybin, Ömerli and Artuklu districts for 7 days. It is also noted that 2 PKK guerrillas have been killed.