HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

1-On 26 November, the occupier Turkish state army launched a military operation in the area of Sada/Mardin. On 27 November at 08:30 hour, our guerrillas, who followed the operational forces, carried out an action against enemy forces. Aftermath of the action, a short clashes also occurred in between our guerrillas and enemy operational forces as well. As a result of an action and the clashes, at least 3 enemy soldiers killed, yet number of wounded soldiers couldn’t be able to clarify.

Turkish authorities claimed that 2 of our comrades have been martyred during the clash in this area. This claim is complete lie.

2-On 22 November at around 21:30 hour, the occupier Turkish state army launched a military operation under the support of cobra type helicopters on our areas of Kavakli, the Bushes of Ayi, Sihabe, Gozcu, Mahkeme, Kiltuj and MartrySema/Akdag, in the district of Genc/Bingol. Within the context of the continuing enemy military operation, on 23 November at 12:30 hour, a clash occurred in between our guerrillas and enemy forces. It has been clarified that as a result of this clash, while the number of killed enemy soldiers couldn’t clarify, 1 village guard and 3 enemy soldiers wounded.

The operational soldiers of the occupier Turkish state army taken our comrades within the circle together with intensive bombardments and as a result  7 of our comrades have been martyred on the night of 23 November, and 1 other has been wounded and taken as a POW by enemy, after resisted against enemy.

The I.D. Details of our Martyred Comrades are;

Code Name: YilmazBingol

Real Name: AyhanAcar

Place of Birth: Bingol

Name of Mother and Father: Halise/Zeki

Date and Place of Martyr: 23 November 2012/the Area of Akdag, Genc,Bingol

Code Name: SevinBaskale

Real Name: Iran Yalcin

Place of Birth: Baskale/Van

Name of Mother and Father: Meryem/Mustafa

Date and Place of Martyr: 23 November 2012/the Area of Akdag, Genc,Bingol

Code Name: KahramanRodi

Real Name: RohatSirek

Place of Birth: Amed

Name of Mother and Father: Kadriye/Veytullah

Date and Place of Martyr: 23 November 2012/the Area of Akdag, Genc,Bingol

Code Name: AxinJiyan

Real Name: Emine Oran

Place of Birth: Amed

Name of Mother and Father: Halide/Mustafa

Date and Place of Martyr: 23 November 2012/the Area of Akdag, Genc,Bingol

Code Name: AxinViyan

Real Name: HicranGersiyer

Place of Birth: Amed

Name of Mother and Father: Ayhan/Bekir

Date and Place of Martyr: 23 November 2012/the Area of Akdag, Genc,Bingol

Code Name: MazlumSerhat

Real Name: ErdalErol

Place of Birth: Sason/Batman

Name of Mother and Father: Halise/Mehmet

Date and Place of Martyr: 23 November 2012/the Area of Akdag, Genc,Bingol

Code Name: DijwarAmed

Real Name: HakanCeylan

Place of Birth: Hazro, Amed

Date and Place of Martyr: 23 November 2012/the Area of Akdag, Genc,Bingol

HPG Media and Communication Center

27. 11. 2012