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Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

1-On 16 July at around 01:00 hour, our guerrillas carried out an action against the Limekiln of the Iskenderun Iron-Steel Factory nearby the Village of Akarca/Iskenderun Central. As a result 3 bulldozer burnt and destroyed by our guerrillas.

2-On 16 July at 16:00 hour, our guerrillas carried out an action against a unit of special operations in the area of Esendere/Yuksekova/Hakkari. As a result, 2 professional sergeant killed and 1 vehicle belongs to them destroyed.

3-On 17 July, there has been a clash in between our guerrillas and operational enemy forces belongs to the occupier Turkish state army, in between the Village of Xalkavan and the district of Baskale/Van. As a result of clashes, 1 scorpian type armoured military vehicle destroyed by our guerrillas. Aftermath of the clash, enemy forces carried away their corps and wounded soldiers with sikorsky type helicopters. The number of killed and wounded enemy soldiers couldn’t be able to clerified.

4-On 17 July in between 11:00-12:00 hours, the occupier forces of Turkish state army carried out obus and mortar attack on the Village of Haftanin and the area of Kato Sule/Haftanin/Zaxo/the Medya Defence Areas.

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