HDP Committee visiting Maxmur: It could have been a massacre! 

2021-06-15 10:20:04


	NEWS CENTER - Mîzgîn Arî, one of the HDP delegation that went to Maxmur Camp, which was bombed by Turkey, stated that it could have been a massacre and called on the UN to investigate.

	 

	The operation launched by the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) against Metina, Zap and Avaşîn on April 23 continues on its 54th day. Many villages located at the borders of Federated Kurdistan Region and Turkey were evacuated while the clashes continue to intensify. Maxmur Refugee Camp was bombed by Turkey's Armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (SİHA) while KDP was deploying special forces to HPG territory.

	 

	A delegation of 4 people, consisting of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Hewlêr Representative Office officials, visited the camp on June 9. Mîzgîn Arî, one of the members of the delegation, told the Mesopotamia Agency (MA) about the attack and the latest developments in the region.

	 

	Stating that they went to Mahmur Camp as a delegation after the air attack, Arî stated that the location bombed by Turkey was a park where children and women spent time and had picnics.

	 

	DREADFUL SILENCE

	 

	Arî said that there was no loss of life or property in the attack because the park was empty at the time, and added: "It would have been a massacre if the park was bombed a few hours later. This didn't happen by chance." Stating that they spoke to the residents of the park about the attack, Arî said: "The people of Maxmur said the camp was under the protection of Iraqi Government and UN and asked, 'How could that happen? How come Turkey can attack a camp that is under the protection of another state and the UN?" They underlined that this attack could not be carried out without the knowladge of the Iraqi Government and the UN and added that if they knew about it, it means that they are in cooperation with Turkey. They said that the silence of the UN and Iraq against these attacks is dreadful and terrifying. They demanded that a committe from UN should go and investigate, which we agree with. We call on the UN to take responsibility."

	 

	BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE..

	 

	Emphasizing the importance of the Kurds taking a national stance against these attacks, Arî said: "Now all the Kurdistani parties must know that there is an all-out attack on the identity of the Kurds. We have to protect our gains. Remaining silence in the face of this invasion is condoning this invasion. If we do not take a national stand against this invasion today, if we do not raise a strong voice, they will attack Hewler, Duhok, Kirkuk and Mosul tomorrow. We must oppose the occupation before it is too late."

	 

	 

	MA / Zeynep Durgut