Press Release
1. Our guerrillas carried out a retaliation action in Colemerg's (Hakkari) Gever (Yüksekova) district to commemorate the 10 civilian citizens who were martyred during the bombardment of the occupying Turkish army.
On September 21, at 19.50, our forces carried out an action targeting a convoy of armored vehicles of the occupying Turkish army heading toward Wargenima outpost near the Yekmala Jor and Binyasêvê villages. In this action, a Kirpi-type armored vehicle was totally destroyed. Ten enemy soldiers were killed in the action, and a soldier was wounded.
After the action, the occupying forces indiscriminately fired at the area with heavy weapons.
2. On September 18, a large part of the operation of the occupying Turkish army in Deriyê Esendere, Basan, Bilandbasan, Sorya and Birdik villages of the Hakkari's Gever district, withdrew from the area.
The operation which was launched by the occupying Turkish army in the area of Sumbul in Hakkari and in the Cilo region of the Gever district continues. On September 21, around 16:30, a conflict broke out between the occupying forces and our guerrillas. The number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers could not be clarified in the conflict.
3. On 21 September, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the area of Martyr Kawa area of Amed's Farqin district and Martyr Navdar and Pêşkevir area of Lice district with participation of approximately 5 thousand soldiers.
4. On September 20, around 23:50, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the Rojdere area of Dersim with the support of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). Towards the morning of September 21, the Cobra-type attack helicopters bombed Martyr Ferhat and Miric areas and then carried out setdowns to the area with Sikorksy type helicopters. The bombardment resulted in a fire in the area.
The operation was withdrawn from the area without any yield on September 21 at 18.00.
5. Within the scope of the Martyr Serdem And Martyr Nudem revolutionary campaign, our forces carried out an action in Mardin's Nusaybin district. Our guerrillas targeted enemy forces who were conducting an operation in the Bênava area. On 18 September, at 06.00, our forces carried out an action targeting a unit after putting under surveillance for a long time. In the action, one enemy soldier was killed.
After the action, the occupying army bombarded the area with Cobra-type helicopters intensively, resulting a fire broke out in the vineyards and gardens of the villagers. The operation continues with disguised units.
6. On September 14, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation Bingöl in the Kizilagac area of Kanîşehir (Karlıova) with the support of UAVs. On September 15th at 12.00 and 21.30, warplanes and on September 16, between 10:00 and 11:00 5 Cobra-type helicopters bombarded the area. After the bombardment of the Cobra-type helicopters, the occupying forces carried out setdowns to the area with the Sikorsky-type helicopters.
After the setdowns, our forces carried out two actions targeting two units of operation. Four soldiers were identified killed as a result of the effective hits.
This operation was forced to withdraw from the area without any result at 16.00 on the same day.
The special war media has publicized news of lies that seven of our guerrillas were martyred in the operation. We did not have any loss during the operation.7. The warplanes of the occupying Turkish army conducted aerial attacks on the Medya Defense Zones on September 20 and September 21.
In this scope;
-The warplanes, bombarded the Karkêr hill Zap region at 21.45 on 20 September, the vicinity of the Bazê village in Metina region at 23.00.
-On September 21, between 21.00 and 22.30, the area of Deşta Qafya in Gare region and Hiva hill in Kandil region was bombarded.
-On the same day, between 21.30 and 22.00, Hakkari hill in Metina region, between 22.00 and 23.00 Zendura hill, in the same region was bombared.
8. On September 9, our guerrillas encountered with occupying Turkish army soldiers in Dokuzkaya area of Dersim's Nazimiye district and entered into conflict with enemy forces. The number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers in the conflict could not be determined.
Our friend Bawer, who fought against enemy forces bravely, fell a martyr.
The ID information of our martyr comrade is as following;
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Nom de Guerre: Bawer Faraşin |
Bawer – Sinan Aslan
9. On August 2, one of our guerrilla units encountered with the occupying Turkish army soldiers near the Kaşak village of Mutki district of Bitlis and entered into conflict. In the conflict where the number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers could not be determined, two of our comrades who fought heroically against the enemy forces fell as martyr.
The ID information of our martyr comrades are as following;
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Nom de Guerre: Navdar Ruhat |
Navdar – Maşallah İnan
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Nom de Guerre: Welat Norşin |
Welat – Ümit Erez
September 22, 2017
HPG Press Centre