Press Release

1. Within the second phase of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş revolutionary campaign, our forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army in Hakkari's Çelê (Çukurca), Şemzinan  (Şemdinli) and Gever (Yüksekova) districts.

On October 6, at 10.00, our forces carried out an action against the enemy soldiers positioned on the top of the Kurê Mizgeftê in Şemzinan. According to information obtained, one soldier was killed and five soldiers were wounded in the action, where enemy positions were effectively hit.

On October 7, at 6:50, Our YJA Star forces organized an action with heavy weapons against Stunê outpost in Şemzinan. The number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be determined in this action.

On October 8, at 8:30, our forces carried out an action targeting enemy soldiers on Martyr Diren hill near the Koordine hill in Çelê (Çukurca). In this action, where enemy positions were shot effectively, one position was destroyed and one soldier was identified killed.

On the same day, at around 16:30, our forces carried out an assassination action against enemy soldiers positioned on the Martyr Bager hill of Gever. One soldier was killed in the action.

Again, on the same day, at 17.30, our forces carried out an action against an enemy unit trying to secure construction of the Gundê Aliyawa outpost in Gever. One soldier was killed in the action, in which the enemy units' positions and tents were taken under fire from two arms.

After the actions, the occupying forces bombarded the area with howitzers and mortars.

2. Within the scope of the revolutionary campaigns of Martyr Argeş, Martyr Eylem and Martyr Mahir; On October 7, 08.30, our forces targeted a panzer type armoured patrol vehicle while it left Tabura Tujik in Ağrı's Bazid (Doğubeyazit) district.

The panzer vehicle targeted by sabotage action was totally destroyed and eight enemy soldiers were identified killed here. After the action, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the area. Occupying forces removed the vehicle's wreckage from the area in the evening of the same day.

3. On October 5, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation with the participation of thousands of soldiers and village guards in the Qelenis area of ​​Baykan province of Siirt.

On October 7 at 15.00, our forces organized two actions against the operation units. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in the actions could not be determined. The adjacent operation is still ongoing.

4. On October 4, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the areas of Martyr Rojhat and Ape Musa of Amed's Lice district. The operation was withdrawn on October 7 without any results.

5. On August 27, the occupying Turkish army carried out an air attack on the Aştika area of ​​Van's Başkale district. A comrade of ours has reached martyrdom as a result of the air attack.

The ID information of our martyr comrade is as follows;

Nom de Guerre: Cemil Şax Name- Surname: Aydın Öcal Place of Birth: Van Mother's- Father's Name: Kumru - Süleyman Date and Place of Martyrdom: August 27, 2017 / Van

Cemil – Aydın Öcal

6. On August 24, the occupying Turkish army carried out an air attack against the Faraşin area of the Beyşşebap district in Şırnak. Two of our comrades have reached martyrdom as a result of these attacks.

The ID information of our martyr comrades are as following;

Nom de Guerre: Sarina Zeryan Name- Surname: Hatice İnce Place of Birth: Van Mother's- Father's Name: Gülnaz - Abdulkehar Date and Place of Martyrdom: August 24, 2017 / Şırnak

Sarina – Hatice İnce

Nom de Guerre: Tekoşin Baran Name- Surname: Şilan Canan Place of Birth: Hakkari Mother's- Father's Name: Hatun - Kerim Date and Place of Martyrdom: August 24, 2017 / Şırnak

Tekoşin – Şilan Canan

October 8, 2017

HPG Press Centre