| Turkey's horrific chemical attack on PKK fighters -- this cannot lead to peace kurdistantribune.com Turkey kills Kurdish rebels by chemical weapons Use of chemical weapons by Turkish army a reality A delegation of İHD (Human Rights Association) and BDP (Peace and Democracy Party) members are going to Geliyê Tiyarê (Kazan Vadisi, Kazan Valley, Çukurca-Hakkari) to investigate the allegations that the Turkish army have, in recent operation, used chemical weapons. Indeed it has been confirmed that as many as 35 Kurdish guerrillas have lost their life in the operation carried out by the Turkish Armed Forces between 22-24 October. Twenty-four bodies are held at Malatya Forensic Institute's morgue. Families and IHD officials who have seen the bodies have confirmed that they were torn to pieces and had burns all over, signs which indicates the use of some chemicals. The Turkish Army is not new to the use of chemical weapons. Indeed in August this year the IHD Diyarbakır branch had published a detailed report on the use of chemical weapons. According to that report 437 guerrillas have lost their lives in 39 separate operations carried out with chemical weapons by the Turkish army since 1994. The IHD "Report of Chemical Weapons" contains important information about the Turkish army operations in which chemical weapons have been used. The report reminded that the allegation concerning the use of chemical weapons has been frequently brought to the agenda since the 1990s also gave ... |
