'Desperate' situation in besieged city of Cizre

Name: 'Desperate' situation in besieged city of Cizre
Uploaded: 2015-09-11T15:38:54.000Z
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Description: Turkey should grant independent observers immediate access to the besieged city of Cizre, the Council of Europe has said.

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Turkey should grant independent observers immediate access to the besieged city of Cizre, the Council of Europe has said.

Residents in the mainly Kurdish town say they have been unable to buy food or medical supplies since a military curfew was imposed there.

Turkey launched a security operation against Kurdish militants in Cizre last Friday, which has killed at least 19.

The BBC's Mark Lowen reports from Istanbul.

Europe

11 September 2015