HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

Within the scope of the Martyr Agirî and Martyr Pîroz Revolutionary Campaign, our forces carried out a series of actions against the invading Turkish army on May 6. Within this scope;

Around 07.30 hours our forces carried out an action against the invaders positioned on the Xeregol hill in Hakkari’s Çelê (Çukurca) district. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in this action where the enemy’s positions and tents were effectively hit could not be determined.

On 09.40, our forces carried out an action against the invading Turkish army on the Lêlîkan hill within the territory of Southern Kurdistan. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in this action where all the positions on the hill were put under intense fire could not be determined.

Again, on 17.45, our forces targeted the enemy positions on Lêlîkan hill for the second time. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in this action where the enemy positions were effectively hit could not be determined. Following the action, the occupying Turkish army which bombed the area with howitzer and mortar shells, carried away dead and wounded soldiers from the area with cobra-type helicopters amid support from sikorsy helicopters.

 

May 7, 2018

HPG Press Centre