Press Release

Within the scope of the Revolutionary Victory Campaign ongoing in Serhat region, on May 20, at 15:30, our guerrillas carried out an action against an armored vehicle of the occupying Turkish army near the village of Sarıksu in Van’s Çaldıran district.

The vehicle was destroyed as a result of effective hits at close range and more than 10 enemy soldiers were killed. Following the action, the Turkish army carried away the dead and wounded soldiers from the scene with the support of unmanned aerial vehicles. Our guerrilla unit that carried out the action was able to return to their base safely.

As part of the same campaign, on May 21, at 14:00, one soldier was killed as result of an assassination action at Serêkaniye outpost in Bazid (Doğubeyazıt) district of Ağrı.

May 23, 2019

HPG Press Centre