It is forbidden to graze animals and water gardens in Bana

2023-09-15 14:51:58


	ŞIRNEX - While entry and exit to Bana village, where the military blockade has been continuing for about two months, is prohibited, the villagers are not allowed to water their gardens and graze their animals.

	 

	5 regions of Şirnex(Şırnak)'s Basa (Güçlükonak) district have been banned from entering and exiting for 15 days by Şırnak Governorship. Among the banned areas is the village and countryside of Bana (Ormaniçi), where there has been a military blockade for about 2 months.

	 

	15 DAY BAN

	 

	In the governor's statement, 750 Rk. He stated that the areas between Tepe, Ormaniçi Creek, 602 Rk.Tepe, north of the Tigris River, and rural areas east of Ormaniçi Village Road are prohibited for entry and exit and all civil activities between September 15, 2023 (inclusive) and September 29, 2023 (included).

	 

	Many citizens were detained and released in Bana village, where a conflict broke out at the beginning of July and subsequent house raids took place. The military blockade continues in the village, where life has not returned to normal after the conflict.

	 

	CITIZENS MADE A CALL FOR AWARENESS

	 

	While soldiers carried out General Information Scanning (GBT) at the entrance and exit of the village, villagers were completely prohibited from going to their gardens in the afternoon. The villagers said: "New bans are constantly being introduced and that we were subjected to pressure from the soldiers saying, 'You will not take your animals out of the barn until the ban is over.' Both we as citizens and animals were negatively affected by the bans. The soldiers made the announcement from the village mosque yesterday evening. Soldiers stated that it is forbidden to go out of the village and graze animals. We have been interrogated for more than a month when entering and exiting the village. These prohibitions have damaged the psychology of our children."

	 

	The villagers called for public awareness and asked not to remain silent about the human rights violations.