Press Release
1. On September 27, the occupying Turkish army launched a comprehensive operation with the participation of a large number of soldiers, village guards and contras in Demirkapı area of Ağrı's Bazid (Dogubeyazit) district. In response to this operation, within the scope of the Martyr Mahir, Martyr Eylem and Martyr Argeş revolutionary campaign, our forces carried out intensive actions actions against the occupying Turkish army. The details of the operation and actions are as follows;
During the morning of September 28, when the occupying Turkish army tried to enter the area with the support of the Cobra-type attack helicopters, our guerrilla forces targeted Cobra helicopters and put them under heavy fire. A cobra-type helicopter was hit effectively and the Cobra helicopters were forced to retreat withdrew from the area. Operational forces could not enter the area for a while. On the same day after noon, the occupying forces bombed the area with a large number of howitzers, mortars, and Cobra-type helicopters which tried to enter the area again. Our forces hit a Cobra helicopter. The Cobra-type helicopter has been damaged as a result of the effective hits. This Cobra helicopter withdrew from the area.
On the same day, at 16.30, a unit of the operation was targeted by our forces in Girê Gundê Türkmena area. Five soldiers were killed and three soldiers were wounded here.
On September 29, at 07:30, the occupying forces attempted to enter Martyr Navdar area with the support of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). Our guerrilla forces sieged a unit of operation, trying to enter the area, and hit this unit at close range. The enemy unit, which suffered heavy blows, fled from area while leaving dead and wounded soldiers. Our guerrillas have gone over 20 funerals here. Our forces seized 1 Kanas rifle, 1 pistol, 3 small hand-held radios and many military items. The enemy funerals here were under the control of our forces until the evening. The occupying forces, in order to assert control over the area. hit the area twice with Cobra-type helicopters, striking the funeral of soldiers in the area. The occupying forces, unable to assert control, carried out intensive bombardment against the area.
In the mobility that continued until the evening hours, enemy troops trying to enter the area from the land were shot in nine different points by our forces. 30 enemy soldiers were identified killed in the actions which continued until 18:00 hours and 18 soldiers were wounded.
On the same day at around 17:00, a military convoy of the occupying Turkish army, which came to reinforce the operation in the area, was targeted by our forces in the area of Deşta Burno Ruto. In this action, where all the vehicles and soldiers in the convoy were put under fire, a hedgehog-type armored vehicle and a transit vehicle was destroyed, and eight soldiers were killed while more than 20 enemy soldiers were wounded. The occupying forces removed dead and wounded soldiers from the area until night hours with the support of UAVs and cobra-type helicopters.
2. On October 1, At 18.00, our guerrilla forces carried out an action against the security hill of the Xapinok outpost in the Mutki district of Bitlis. Three enemy soldiers were killed, including one ranking soldier, as a result of the effective hits.
After the action, the occupying forces opened fire indiscriminately on the area with heavy weapons.
3. On October 1, around 15:00, our forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army deployed on Çeperê Şêxa of Hakkari's Çelê (Çukurca) district. The number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers in the action, where enemy positions were hit effectively, could not be clarified.
4. On September 28, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in Şapatan, Serero and Bêtkarok areas of Hakkari's Şemzînnan (Şemdinli) district. The occupying forces, wearing guerrillas' military uniform and entering the villages of Şapatan and Serero, are trying to deceive the public.
5. On October 1, the warplanes of the occupying Turkish army conducted aerial attacks against the Medya Defense Zones. In this scope;
Around 21.30, warplanes, bombarded Çiayêreş and Çemço areas of the Zap region.
At 22.30, the warplanes bombed the Golka hill in the Metina region.
October 2, 2017
HPG Press Centre