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Turkey to Lift Curfew in Kurdish Majority City

Turkey said Friday said it would lift a week-long curfew in a southeastern city imposed to support a military operation against Kurdish rebels that has also fueled fears of a possible humanitarian crisis. The curfew in Cizre, in place since September 4, will end on Saturday at 7:00 am (0400 GMT), said the statement from Sirnak regional governor Ali Ihsan Su. The operation against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants had sparked concern for Cizre's inhabitants, with reports of...

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