TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

1- On 7 July at around 04:00 hour, the Turkish state army carried obus and mortar attack on the area of Sehit Gafur, the Villages of Stune, Kiye and Setanus/Zagros/the Medya Defence Areas. During this attack, the Turkish state army used a bomb in the area of Sehit Gafur and the Village of Setanus, where white gas spreaded around and rose about 100m from ground to air after explotions.

2- On 7 July in between 04:00-05:00 hours, the Turkish state army carried obus and mortar attack on the Hills of Kucuk Gare, Sehit Cihat and Sehit Rifat, and the area of Ertus/Zap/the Medya Defence Areas.

3- On 5 July, our guerrillas carried an action against two Special Sergeants on the Road of Yesildere/Gever/Hakkari in retaliation of the policies of repression and torture on our people of Gever. As a result of this retaliation action 2 Special Sergeants killed by our guerrillas.

4- On 5 July at 14:30 hour, the Turkish state army launched a military operation in the areas of Dereboyu, Ali Kahraman, Kirmizi kopru and the Hillsides of the Sehit Ahmet/Pulumur/Dersim. The operation still continues.

5- The operation, which launched on 5 July by the Turkish state army in the district of Ovacik/Dersim, is still continues with new enforcements brought in the areas of Misgirek, Sincik, Sehit Seyit, Ballimezra, Nokta Morale, Nenikan, Ortadag, Sehit Ayhan and Nokta Buzdolabi.

6- On 6 July, the Turkish state army launched a military operation in the rural area of the Village of Mistune/Omerli/Mardin. The operation pulled back on the evening hours with no result.

HPG Press and Communication Center

07/07/2011