HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC
1- The occupier Turkish state army launched a military operation with a participation of thousands of soldiers in the area of Xapuske, in the district of Semdinli/Hakkari, on 8 November. Our guerrillas showed splendid resistance against the military operation and hit great blows on the enemy. The claims made by the occupier Turkish state army saying 52 guerrilla losses is a complete lie, which is the only weapon left in the hands of the occupier army in order to cover up the defeat during its operation. The details of the 3 days long continued clashes and our guerrilla’s action are as follow;
On 8 November at 08:30 hour, our guerrillas carried out 2 separate actions against the occupier Turkish state army trying to positioned on the Hill of Slor. As a result of both action, total of 9 enemy soldiers killed and 4 others wounded.
On the same day at 08:00 hour, a clash occurred, in between our guerrillas and soldiers of the occupier Turkish state army, who attempted to march, in the area of Xapuske. As a result of these clashes, 1 professional sergeant killed and 1 professional sergeant wounded.
At 15:00 hour in afternoon, as a result of a separate clash occurred in the area of Xapuske, 1 enemy soldier killed and 1 other wounded.
As the occupier Turkish state army couldn’t be able to move forvard and jammed in the areas where they were, began carrying out intensive air-bombardments with war-planes, cobra type helicopters, obus and mortars, from the night hours of 8 November until the morning hours of 9 November.
On 9 November at 10:45 hour, a clashes occurred on the Hill of Dem, where as a result 2 enemy soldiers killed.
As a result of action and clashes during the military operation launched by the occupier Turkish state army, which continued for 3 days under the support of intensive military technology, a total of 13 enemy soldiers killed and 6 others wounded. In mean time, 2 of our comrades have been martyred after a heroic resistance, and 1 of other comrade has been wounded and taken as a prisoner of war by enemy.
The military operation had to pull back in the afternoon hours of 10 November.
The I.D. Details of our Martyred Comrades are;
Code Name: Nevzat Saqiz
Real Name: Aziz Nuri
Place of Birth: Saqiz, East Kurdistan
Name of Mother/Father: Ayse/Salih
Date and Place of Martry: 9 November 2012 / Hakkari-Semdinli
Code Name: Asrin Deniz
Real Name: Emine Salmi
Place of Birth: Mardin
Name of Mother/Father: Fatma/Mehmet
Date and Place of Martry: 9 November 2012 / Hakkari-Semdinli
2- On 9 November at 16:30 hour, our guerrillas carried out a road control on a road in between the Village of File and the district of Midyat/Mardin. While our guerrillas controlled the I.D.s, also inform the people about latest developments.
Our guerrillas detained 8 teachers, who servs for the assimilation policies of the colonial State of Turkey, during the road control. After the initial questioning by our guerrillas, while 5 teachers have been released as they promised that they will not take place and serve in the schools as an assimilation places and they will leave Kurdistan, 1 school principal and 2 teachers’s questioning are still continuing.
3- On 10 November, the occupier Turkish state army launched an extensive military operation in the areas of Demirkapi and Kire Hellac/Mnt. Gli, in the district of Dogubeyazit/Agri. As our guerrillas were closely following up the enemy operational forces, at 13:00 hour, carried an action and as a result a clash also occurred in the area.
As a result of the action and day long clashes, 15 enemy soldiers killed by our guerrillas. The number of wounded enemy soldiers couldn’t be able to clarify. Also, 2 of our comrades have been martyred after great resistance. We have clarify the I.D. details of 1 of our martyred comrade and we will give the I.D. details of our other comrade as we clarify. The military operation in the area still continues.
The I.D. Details of our Martyred Comrade is;
Code Name: Baran Serhat
Real Name: Inan Kanmaz
Place of Birth: Ardahan
Name of Mother/Father: Mahi Seker/Serafettin
Date and Place of Martyr: 10 November 2012/Dogubeyazit, Agri
HPG Media and Communication Center
11. 11. 2012