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IRINZAKHO, 5 November 2007 (IRIN) - About 120 Iraqi families living near the Iraqi-Turkish border have been forced to abandon their homes by fighters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), according to the Kurdistan Campaign to Help Victims of War, an NGO, and local residents.
“Militants broke into our home and told us to leave within an hour. They were armed and we couldn’t resist,” said Firamerz Adar, 48, from Deshtetek village, near the border. “One of my neighbours who complained was beaten and then forced to leave with his 11 family members.
“They said we could return to our homes when the fighting with Turkish forces ended. We took a few things with us and started to walk south, trying to find a vehicle that could take us to a safer place,” Adar added.
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Over 7,000 displacedThe group of about 120 families has joined nearly 7,000 people who have fled areas near the border since mid-October, Kalif Dirar, a senior official in the Kurdistan regional government, said.
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