Not
entirely correct – factual error in BBC report about Turkish air
strikes against PKK bases.
Subject:
Error today in
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33663005
and TV-report about the same.
Dear journalists at the
BBC.
I am Heine Strømdahl,
math teacher from Copenhagen.
Thanks for your fine and
dedicated work, I highly appreciate it and watch BBC World news on a
daily basis!
However, as far as I am
informed, there is a factual error! – or at least something you
need to clarify - in your report about the recent Turkish F-16 bomb
attacks directed against the PKK bases in Iraqi Kurdistan - and
perhaps also some PKK bases in Turkey itself.
In the article,
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33663005
, it is written that
”The
overnight air strikes in northern Iraq were the first time Turkey had
attacked the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) since a 2013 truce”.
Screenshot BBC article,
1: The Turkish Air Force attacked and bombed PKK bases in Turkey in the month of June. (june 30)
”According
to the HPG statement, the bombardment with a number of warplanes of
the Turkish army targeted the areas of Avashin, Martyr Rahime, Martyr
Bager, Martyr Erdal, Martyr Gafur, Martyr Afad and Şaxê Nêriya in
Medya Defense Zones at between 09.10 - 13.00 today.
HPG
reported that the bombardment which was also supported by tank,
howitzer and mortar attacks”
2:
More generally speaking it would appear that in reality the Turkish
Army has been quite
aggressive in operations
directed against the PKK inside of Turkey for the last few months.
For
example, the PKK itself says – or claims - that The Turkish Army
has set up numerous ambushes in the ”guerilla zones”. And it is
well known that ”small” skirmishes between the PKK and The
Turkish Army have occured several times during the last few months –
resulting in some casualties on both sides.
In
making this assertion I am relying heavily on my accumulated readings
at http://www.diclehaber.com/
, and http://www.firatnews.com/
+ a few others.
Example
1:
”one
PKK guerrilla also lost his life.”
http://www.diclehaber.com/en/news/content/view/452515?page=1&key=ddafd30a3a9ff41efdd6d224cbcfe6a9
Ex 2:
”Maxzume
Muhammedzade, from Selmas city of East Kurdistan, lost her life in an
ambush laid by Turkish soldiers in Eruh district of Siirt on 14
June.”
I
have taken this subject up in more extensive detail in this piece
(see page 5 and end notes), which includes some sources:
If
these reports hold true then by
implication, you will
need to clear up any confusion and correct the sentence ”The
overnight air strikes in northern Iraq were the first time Turkey had
attacked the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) since a 2013 truce”.
It
may be entirely correct that the strike is the first Turkish bomb
attack against PKK inside Iraqi Kurdistan since 2013, but apart from
that the sentence is quite misleading and certainly need some
clarification – I think you should take the issue up in much more
detail in another report.
Please
correct me if I am wrong, but I guess we can agree?
Once
again, thanks for your service!
Sincerely
yours
Heine
Strømdahl
Gentofte
Copenhagen
P.S.
I
cannot help but think about the events at Mount Sinjar and ask: Who
was it, that helped the Yazidies on Mount Sinjar?
According
to your own reporting, it was PKK affiliated forces, that did most of
”the rescue work”.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28925179
.
P.P.S.
Excuse
my broken English!
Picture:
PKK fighters. Joey Lawrence.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153469022284225&set=a.10150104810234225.304809.509719224&type=1&hc_location=ufi
Read the piece in PDF here
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4hjJTbOj_agblN0LVhYaGtTakk/view?usp=sharing
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