Other unconfirmed reports said the assailants included members of a militia known as the Village Guards, who have helped government troops fight Kurdish separatist rebels in recent years.

• 其他一些未经证实的报道称，这些武装分子包括一个民兵组织“村庄护卫兵”的一些成员，近几年这些人协助政府军打击库尔德分裂分子。