Press Release
1. Within the scope of the Martyr Bedran Gudikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş revolutionary campaign, our forces carried out actions against the occupying Turkish army in Hakkari’s Şemzînan (Şemdinli) and Çelê (Çukurca) districts.
On October 31, at 12.30 hours, our guerrilla forces carried out an action targeting enemy soldiers deployed on the Martyr Serhat area in Şemzinan’s Govendê area. In the action enemy’s positions and tents were taken under fire intensively and five enemy soldiers were killed. After the action, the occupying Turkish army bombarded the area with howitzers and mortars.
On the same day, at 13. 30 hours, our guerrilla forces carried out another action against enemy forces positioned on the Koordine hill in Çelê district. The number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be determined in the action where the enemy's positions were hit effectively.
2. On October 26, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the Dorşin area of Amed's Pasur (Kulp) district with the participation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and disguised units. On October 27, the occupying forces intensively bombed the Mezra Sor zone of the Eskar village with cobra-type attack helicopters. Heavy conflicts have taken place between our forces and the occupying soldiers which arrived to the area after setdowns with sikorsy helicopters following the bombardment. Our three comrades who inflicted heavy blows on the enemy and fought heroically until their last bullets have detonated their bombs on themselves in order to not be captured by the enemy. The ID information of our martyr comrades will be shared with the public one it is clarified.
The operation was withdrawn from the area at 18.00 hours the same day.
November 1, 2017
HPG Press Centre