Press Release
1. Within 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 Şemzînan (Şemdinli) and Çelê (Çukurca) districts on September 3 and in Gever (Yüksekova) district on September 4.
The Women's United Revolutionary Movement (KBDH) fighters which are actively in our campaign organized an action targeting enemy positions on the Şikêre Sipî hill in Şemzînan district on September 3 at 10.40. One enemy soldier was killed in the action where enemy positions were struck effectively.
After the action, the invader forces bombarded the area with howitzers and mortars.
The KBDH fighters carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army soldiers positioned on the Petrut hill in Çelê district at about 13.30 on the same day. In this action where tents and positions on the hill were intensively put under fire, 2 positions and 1 MG3 fully automatic weapon were destroyed. Seven enemy soldiers were killed in the action which claimed to have killed one soldier in the enemy's press, while many enemy soldiers were wounded here.The occupying forces which carried away dead and wounded soldiers from the area with three Sikorsy-type helicopters bombed the area with warplanes, howitzer and mortar shells until 18.00 hours.
At 15.00 on the same day, our forces organized an action against the occupying Turkish army positioned on the Ronahi hill of Şemzînan. The number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers in this action, where the enemy positions on the hill have been shot effectively, has not been clarified.
On September 4 (today) at 9.00, our forces carried out an action against the enemy soldiers located on the Martyr Zerdeşt and Martyr Rahime hills in the Oremar area of Gever. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in this action where enemy positions were effectively hit could not be clarified.
After the action, the invader army indiscriminately bombed its surroundings and the general area with heavy weapons, howitzer and mortar shells.
2. The occupying Turkish army launched an operation on September 2 at 17.00 in the Şapatan neighbourhood of Hakkari's Şemzînan district. Special operations police have thrown hand bombs into a house garden in the operation. The operation was withdrawn inconclusively at 19.00 on the same day.
3. The operation of the occupying Turkish army launched in Hakkari's Êlê village in Esendere town on 31 August was withdrawn on the evening of September 3 without any success.
September 4, 2017
HPG Press Centre