HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

1. Within the scope of the second phase of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş revolutionary campaign, our forces organized actions against the occupying Turkish army in Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova), Çelê (Çukurca) districts.

On October 22, at 10:40, our guerrilla forces carried out an action against an enemy unit trying to secure the road to the Martyr Rahime hill in the Oremar area of the Gever district. One soldier was identified killed in the action. On the same day, about 11.30, our forces also targeted a digger which works for road construction. The number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers in this action could not be clarified.

On October 22, at 13:00, our forces organized an assassination action against an enemy unit on the Martyr Elişêr hill of the Gever district. One enemy soldier was killed in the action.

On October 22, around 12:00 hours, our forces have carried out an action against the Koordine hill of Çelê district. The number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be determined in the action where enemy positions were put under intense fire.

2. On October 21, at 07:00 hours, our forces organized an action against the soldiers of the occupying Turkish army, positioned on the Yekmal hill of Qileban (Uludere) district of Sirnak. The number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be determined in this action where the enemy's positions and guardhouse were hit effectively.

3. On October 10, one of our guerrilla units encountered with the occupying Turkish army soldiers in the area of Geliyê Mutki, in Bitlis, and entered into conflict with enemy forces. In the conflict where the number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be determined, one of our comrades fell a martyr.

The ID information of our comrade Ferhat, who fell a martyr after fighting heroically against enemy forces, is as following;

Nom de Guerre: Ferhat Sipan

Name- Surname: Baran Birdal

Place of Birth: Bitlis

Mother's- Father's Name: Nurgül - Nurettin

Place and Date of Martyrdom: October 10,  2017 / Bitlis

Ferhat – Baran Birdal

 

October 23. 2017


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