HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

1. At 09.00 on January 23, our forces carried out a sabotage action against the moving soldiers on the slopes of the Cigerxwin hill on the border of Çukurca district in Hakkari. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in this action could not be clarified.

2. On January 24, between 20.00 - 20.30, Turkish army warplanes from our Medya Defense Zones bombed the Deşta Kafya and Bergarê region in the Garê area, the surroundings of Zevka village and the Rençbiraxam village in the Zap region during the same hours.

Between 18:00 - 20:00 on the same day, warplanes bombarded Hill Sor in the Avaşin area and its slopes. Between 18.30 - 22.00, warplanes also bombarded the Ermuşa Jêr region in Xakurke area.

Whilst there was no casualties in these bombardments, the vineyards and gardens of the local people were damaged.

25 January 2017

HPG Press Centre