ANF | Village guard in Van killed for refusing to join army operation
According to statements by eyewitnesses and villagers, the Turkish army said that an operation would be carried out on the Tendürek Mountain last month and the village guards were instructed to make preparations accordingly. The soldiers who called the village guards from the surrounding villages to the police stations explained the importance of the operation, but a village guard from Ya?kütük (Pira Erdê), who lost his brother in clashes in the 1990s, stated that he did not want to join the operation. After the debate between the soldiers and Haki Ta?, it was said to Ta?, "You either join the operation or leave your weapon."
