KRG PM Nechervan Barzani has reportedly talked with Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu over the phone: Barzani has told Cavusoglu they have started investigating the events in Shiladze and they have dealt with the protests. http://www.nrttv.com/News.aspx?id=11973&MapID=1 …
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Erdogan regarding the protests in
#Shiladze: 'they've tried to make a big mistake in Northern Iraq today but our fighter jets have flown over the area and dispersed them'. http://www.nrttv.com/News.aspx?id=11972&MapID=1 …2 replies 2 retweets 9 likesShow this thread -
KDP security in
#Kurdistan's Duhok & Shiladze (in northeast Duhok) have arrested six NRT TV journalists and a driver to prevent NRT's coverage of the events in Shiladze which led to protesters storming a Turkish military base in the area. Picture of five of the journos below:pic.twitter.com/BmeCmuFxle2 replies 19 retweets 15 likesShow this thread -
KRG statement re the events in
#Shiladze accuses a 'trouble-making hand' of being behind the protests and vows a 'thorough investigation' to punish those responsible.2 replies 6 retweets 10 likesShow this thread -
Another protester reportedly dies from his injuries, raising the number of protesters killed in
#Shiladze protests to two and 16 others injured.#Kurdistan#Turkey1 reply 2 retweets 6 likesShow this thread -
12 hours later, Rudaw now says the protests in Shiladze were actually equally against both the Turkish military and the PKK:pic.twitter.com/bBOc1t1ZtM
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NRT says their 6 journalists who were detained by KDP security have now been freed as protests died down: http://www.nrttv.com/News.aspx?id=11990&MapID=1 … And earlier, KRG ministry of culture has apparently condemned the detention of the NRT journalists in Duhok & Shiladze: http://www.nrttv.com/News.aspx?id=11983&MapID=1 …
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KDP's Zeravani forces with heavy weaponry have been deployed in Shiladze to protect the Turkish base and prevent further attacks.
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KDP's Zeravani forces with heavy weaponry have been deployed in Bamarni, another town in Duhok province as some youth were 'secretly' preparing for a protest tomorrow in front of TR military base there. Bamarni base is the biggest Turkish military base in Iraqi Kurdistan.pic.twitter.com/DVRoXGUIi0
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The retreated Turkish soldiers and MIT officers in Shiladze were reportedly moved to the military base in Bamarni. There are over 400 Turkish soldiers stationed in the Bamarni military base with a variety of heavy weapons.
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And finally, satellite imagery of the Turkish military base in Shiladze which was stormed by protesters earlier today:pic.twitter.com/rg5dcnVbX8
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