Village guard martyred in southeast Turkey PKK attack

A member of the “village guard” was martyred and another wounded in an attack by PKK terrorists in southeast Turkey late Monday, a security source said.

Their patrol was fired at from a car in the Silvan district of Diyarbakir province, the source said on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

The wounded guard was taken to hospital and an operation was launched to catch the suspects.

The village guard is a militia that operates alongside the police and army to combat the PKK in Turkey’s southeast.