TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC
1-The military operation launched by the occupier Turkish state army on 13 August, in the areas of Kizilmescit and Kevire Spi/Pulumur/Dersim, still continues with search and ambushes of the enemy hidden units.
2-On 15 August at around 23:40 hour, our guerrillas burnt and destroyed 1 Bulldozer working on a road in between the enemy’s Regiment commandment and Regiment’ security Hill, in the district of Islahiye/Antep.
3-On 15 August in between 23:00-24:00 hours, the war-planes belongs to the occupier Turkish state army carried out air-bombardments on the Villages of Govende and Hergus/Semdinli/Hakkari. As a result of enemy bombardments, some of Villagers have been wounded and, the garden and grape-yards belongs to the villagers have been damaged.
4-On 16 August at around 18:30 hour, our guerrillas carried out actions against the Depin Police station, its security Hill, the houses of the members of special operation Policemen and a work-yard secured by the policemen, in the Central Hakkari. The actions carried out by three wings of guerrillas and all the targets have been hit effectively. Enemy forces attempts to intervene to the area with both its land and air forces have been repulsed by our guerrillas after two hour long clashes and effectively hit by our guerrilla forces. The number of killed and wounded enemy couldn’t be able to clerified by our forces, yet 8 ambulances carried away the bodies of enemy. While the area continuing to be under the guerrilla control, including the Mnt. Sumbul, time to time the clashes still continues in the area.
5-On 16 August at around 17:40 hour, our guerrillas carried out an action against the Police HQs in the district of Semdinli/Hakkari. As a result, 4 during the action and 1 in the hospital, total of 5 members of the Special Operational Policemen killed. Enemy forces carried away their corpses of killed and wounded with 5 ambulances.
6-On 16 August at around 21:30 hour, our guerrillas carried out a road control on the Road of Yuksekova-Esendere/Hakkari. While our guerrillas was checking-up the I.D.s, also congratulate the people’s Day of Revival Festivity of the 15 August. During the road control, 1 TIR has been burnt and destroyed for carrying out trade with no permission.
7-On 16 August, the ocupier Turkish state army launched a military operation in the area of Akdag, in the district of Genc/Bingol, by air landing its forces under the support of cobra type helicopters. The enemy forces bombarded the area with obus and mortars, with no aim and then pulled back in the night hours on the same day.
8-On 16 August in between 18:00-19:00 hours, the occupier Turkish state army launched a military operation in the areas of the Valley of Harcik, Hingirvan and Dokuz Kayalar/Central Dersim, after intensive bombardments on these areas with cobra type helicopters. The operation still continues.
9-On 16 August in between 18:00-19:00 hours, the war-planes belongs to the occupier Turkish state army carried out air-bombardments on the Mnt. Gare/Cukurca/Hakkari.
HPG Media and Communication Center
17. 08. 2012