Press Release
1. Within the scope of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş revolutionary campaigns, our forces carried out actions against the occupying Turkish army in Çelê (Çukurca) and Şemzinan (Şemdinli) districts of Hakkari.
On July, at 07.30, our forces carried out an action against the Çemanê outpost in Şemzinan district. The number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers in the action could not be determined. After the action, the occupying Turkish army bombarded the area of action with howitzers and mortars.
On July 5, at 11.00, our forces carried out an action targeting an enemy unit deployed on the Martyr Mazlum hill in the Çelê district. Two enemy soldiers have been identified killed in the action, in which the enemy positions were effectively hit. At the same day, around 12:40, a group of soldiers who trying to came to the hill with civilian vehicles were targeted by our forces for the second time. As a result of the effective hits civilian vehicle was damaged and the number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers could not be determined.
Again on the same day, at 14.00, our forces carried out an assassination action against the enemy soldier on the Martyr Mazlum hill. 1 enemy soldier was killed in the action. After the actions, the occupying Turkish army bombarded the area with tanks, mortars and howitzers.
2. On the night of July 2, the occupying Turkish army launched an occupation operation with the participation of Nişê and Peyanis village guards in Arê village of Hakkari. The operation was withdrawn without any yield on 4 July.
3. on July 2, at 2:00, , the occupying Turkish army launched an operation with the participation of cobra-type attack helicopters, warplanes and UAVs in the area of the Martyr Axin of Muş. On July 3, between 09.30 and 14.00, the cobra-type helicopters and warplanes bombed the area intensively. After the bombardment, the occupying forces carried out setdowns to the area with sikorsky helicopters. The operation was withdrawn on July 4th.
4. On July 1, at 17.00, our forces targeted the occupying Turkish army in Merxo area of Dersim's Ovacık district . According to the information obtained in the action, 1 enemy soldier was killed and 1 enemy soldier was wounded.
5. On April, 19, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in Geliyê Beytüşebap area of Şırnak. This operation was expanded with the participation of Jirki village guards and contras, including the Kato Jirka area on April 21.
On April 25, a large number of warplanes belonging to the Turkish army carried out bombardment on Kato Jirka area. During the bombardment, enemy forces used bombs containing chemical substances.
On April 27, the occupying forces tried to enter the guerrilla areas and faced great resistance of the guerrilla. The occupying forces tried to enter the guerrilla areas and faced great resistance of the guerrillas. Our guerrillas who entered into conflict with enemy forces from close range wounded one special sergeant, one contra and seized 1 pistol and 1 AK-47 weapon. The occupying Turkish army suffered heavy blow in the conflicts and could not entered the area. The occupying force bombed the area with warplanes. Again, during the bombardment, enemy forces used bombs containing chemical substances.
As part of the ongoing operation, the enemy forces carried out bombardment on the same area with warplanes for more than two months. According to the information we obtain, the occupying forces used bombs containing chemical gas 27 times in these bombardments.
As a result of these attacks, one of our comrade reached the martyrdom.
In the same operation a person named Ciwana (Pervin Çelik) was surrounded to the enemy forces.
The ID information of our martyr comrade is as following;
Nom de Guerre: Çekdar Seyid
Name Surname: Çetin Akdağ
Place of Birth: Muş
Mother's - Father's Name: Cemile- Selahattin
Date and Place of Martyrdom: May 7, 2017 / Şırnak
6. In our statement dated July 4, we shared the information that three of our comrades reached martyrdom who fought heroicaly against the occupying Turkish army soldiers, on July 2.
The ID information of our martyr comrades is as following;
Nom de Guerre: Andok Ararat
Name Surname: Barış Yılmaz
Place of Birth: Ağrı
Mother's - Father's Name: Çiçek- Fadıl
Date and Place of Martyrdom: July 2, 2017 / Şırnak
Nom de Guerre: Çekdar Garisa
Name Surname: Selami Temelkuran
Place of Birth: Şırnak
Mother's - Father's Name: Hüsna-Haci
Date and Place of Martyrdom: July 2, 2017 / Şırnak
Nom de Guerre: Merwan Gabar
Name Surname: Vedat Aktoğ
Place of Birth: Siirt
Mother's - Father's Name: Kıymet- Fadıl
Date and Place of Martyrdom: July 2, 2017 / Şırnak
July 7, 2017
HPG Press Release