HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

In the early morning hours of 1 May, the occupier forces of the Turkish state army launched a comprehensive military operation by air-landing its operational forces with scorscy type helicopters under the air-support of cobra type helicopters and, armoured military vehicles, on the areas of Newala Hirca, Tirame Sor, Riya Gewr, Sine and Kaniya Ezrail; the Villages of Sathe, Sageldi and Bamitne, in between the districts of Lice, Kulp and Hazro/Amed. The area of operation have been bombarded by cobra type helicopters and tanks, and also an unknown type of chemical used in the area of operation as well. The military operation pulled back in the night hours of the same day.

HPG Media and Communication Center

03.05.2012