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A young girl holds a child in front of a ruined house in Cizre, Turkey, Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Turkish authorities on Wednesday scaled down a 24-hour curfew imposed on the mainly Kurdish town of Cizre in southeast Turkey, nearly three weeks after declaring the successful conclusion of military operations there. The stench of death and the smell of gunpowder rose from mounds of rubble Wednesday as residents of the Turkish town of Cizre returned to find many of their homes obliterated amid Turkey's efforts to crush Kurdish militants. (Photo by Ayse Wieting/AP Photo)

A young girl holds a child in front of a ruined house in Cizre, Turkey, Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Turkish authorities on Wednesday scaled down a 24-hour curfew imposed on the mainly Kurdish town of Cizre in southeast Turkey, nearly three weeks after declaring the successful conclusion of military operations there. The stench of death and the smell of gunpowder rose from mounds of rubble Wednesday as residents of the Turkish town of Cizre returned to find many of their homes obliterated amid Turkey's efforts to crush Kurdish militants. At least one body was still lying inside a ruined house. (Photo by Ayse Wieting/AP Photo)



A woman reacts while walking among the ruins of damaged buildings following heavy fighting between government troops and Kurdish fighters, on March 2, 2016 in the southeastern Turkey Kurdish town of Cizre, near the border with Syria and Iraq. Thousands in Turkey's Kurdish-majority town of Cizre started returning to their homes today after authorities partially lifted a curfew in place since December for a controversial military operation to root out separatist rebels. (Photo by Yasin Akgül/AFP Photo)

A woman reacts while walking among the ruins of damaged buildings following heavy fighting between government troops and Kurdish fighters, on March 2, 2016 in the southeastern Turkey Kurdish town of Cizre, near the border with Syria and Iraq. Thousands in Turkey's Kurdish-majority town of Cizre started returning to their homes today after authorities partially lifted a curfew in place since December for a controversial military operation to root out separatist rebels. (Photo by Yasin Akgül/AFP Photo)



A boy jumps between sofas in his ruined house on March 2, 2016 in Cizre, Turkey. Turkish authorities scaled down a 24-hour curfew imposed on the mainly Kurdish town of Cizre in southeast Turkey, nearly three weeks after declaring the successful conclusion of military operations there. The curfew was lifted at 5 a.m., allowing residents to return to their conflict-stricken neighborhoods for the first time since December 14. But it will remain in effect between 7:30 p.m. and 5 a.m. Residents began trickling back at first light, their vehicles loaded with personal belongings and, in some cases, children. (Photo by Cagdas Erdogan/Getty Images)

A boy jumps between sofas in his ruined house on March 2, 2016 in Cizre, Turkey. Turkish authorities scaled down a 24-hour curfew imposed on the mainly Kurdish town of Cizre in southeast Turkey, nearly three weeks after declaring the successful conclusion of military operations there. The curfew was lifted at 5 a.m., allowing residents to return to their conflict-stricken neighborhoods for the first time since December 14. But it will remain in effect between 7:30 p.m. and 5 a.m. Residents began trickling back at first light, their vehicles loaded with personal belongings and, in some cases, children. (Photo by Cagdas Erdogan/Getty Images)



People walk past buildings, which were damaged during the security operations and clashes between Turkish security forces and Kurdish militants, in the southeastern town of Cizre in Sirnak province, Turkey March 2, 2016. (Photo by Sertac Kayar/Reuters)

People walk past buildings, which were damaged during the security operations and clashes between Turkish security forces and Kurdish militants, in the southeastern town of Cizre in Sirnak province, Turkey March 2, 2016. (Photo by Sertac Kayar/Reuters)



People walk past buildings and vehicles, which were damaged during the security operations and clashes between Turkish security forces and Kurdish militants, in the southeastern town of Cizre in Sirnak province, Turkey March 2, 2016. (Photo by Sertac Kayar/Reuters)

People walk past buildings and vehicles, which were damaged during the security operations and clashes between Turkish security forces and Kurdish militants, in the southeastern town of Cizre in Sirnak province, Turkey March 2, 2016. (Photo by Sertac Kayar/Reuters)



People run away as Kurdish demonstrators clash with Turkish riot police during a protest against a curfew in Sur district and security operations in the region, in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey March 2, 2016. (Photo by Sertac Kayar/Reuters)

People run away as Kurdish demonstrators clash with Turkish riot police during a protest against a curfew in Sur district and security operations in the region, in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey March 2, 2016. (Photo by Sertac Kayar/Reuters)



A demonstrator throws stones at Turkish riot police during a protest against a curfew in Sur district and security operations in the region, in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey March 2, 2016. (Photo by Sertac Kayar/Reuters)

A demonstrator throws stones at Turkish riot police during a protest against a curfew in Sur district and security operations in the region, in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey March 2, 2016. (Photo by Sertac Kayar/Reuters)



A demonstrator runs to take cover as Turkish riot police use tear gas to disperse Kurdish demonstrators during a protest against a curfew in Sur district and security operations in the region, in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey March 2, 2016. (Photo by Sertac Kayar/Reuters)

A demonstrator runs to take cover as Turkish riot police use tear gas to disperse Kurdish demonstrators during a protest against a curfew in Sur district and security operations in the region, in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey March 2, 2016. (Photo by Sertac Kayar/Reuters)



A man runs to take cover as Turkish riot police use a water cannon to disperse Kurdish demonstrators during a protest against a curfew in Sur district and security operations in the region, in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey March 2, 2016. (Photo by Sertac Kayar/Reuters)

A man runs to take cover as Turkish riot police use a water cannon to disperse Kurdish demonstrators during a protest against a curfew in Sur district and security operations in the region, in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey March 2, 2016. (Photo by Sertac Kayar/Reuters)
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