HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

1. Within the scope of the martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş revolutionary campaigns, our forces carried out an action against occupying Turkish army soldiers located on the Martyr Botan hill in Hakkari's Çelê (Çukurca) district. Four enemy soldiers have been identified killed in this action where tents and positions were effectively hit.

2. The contra named Tayyip Fidan from the village of Mılakêri in Şırnak province attempting to uncover the position points of our forces in the field, who leads operations and has a role in the martyrdom of our comrades was punished by our forces on July 16, 16.00 hours while again trying to explore the base areas of our forces in the Besta area.

3. On July 10, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the area of Baskan, Qulan, Miran, Dadina, Quluk, Dodan, Qalancık and Goma Gurgo villages in the Varto district of Muş province.

4. On July 16, warplanes belonging to the occupying Turkish army bombed the Çiyayê Reş area of the Zap region from the Medya Defense Zones.

17 July, 2017

HPG Press Centre