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1. Within the scope of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş revolutionary campaign, our forces carried out an extensive action against the occupying Turkish army's soldiers positioned on the Şikêrêsipî hill in Hakkari's Şemzînan district on August 18, at 17.40.

In this action where the enemy soldiers and positions were hit effectively on five arms, seven enemy positions were destroyed while one containers and one digger vehicle was struck. 11 enemy soldiers have been identified killed in this action and four others have been wounded. After the action, enemy forces bombarded with howitzers and mortars the surroundings of the Hacıbeg water and the Dalambêr area. The occupying Turkish army has launched an operation in the area at around 11.00 am on August 19. The enemy forces which bombed the surroundings of the Hacıbeg water in the operation withdrew from the area inconclusively at 18.00 on the same day.

2. Within the scope of the Martyr Azad Farqin and Martyr Jinda Özgür revolutionary campaign, on August 18, at 19.00, our forces organized a sabotage action targeting the occupying Turkish army soldiers deployed on Kotom hill of  Bitlis' Tatvan district. In the action, three enemy soldiers were identified killed. After the action, Cobra-type attack helicopters shelled the area indiscriminately.

3. On August 9, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the area between the Erbılo and Gırdıka villages in Siirt. Conflicts have taken place between our forces and the occupying Turkish army's soldiers in the operation. The occupying forces, using intensive technique, carried out bombardments in the area. In the conflicts and bombardments which took place here, three of our comrades who fought heroically against the enemy forces have reached martyrdom.

The ID information of our martyr comrades are as following;

Nom de Guerre: Dılşer Kaniwar Name- Surname: Ekber Abdal Place of birth: Urmiye Mother's- Father's Name: Kaze - Nasır Date and Place of Martyrdom: August 9, 2017 / Siirt

Dılşer – Ekber Abdal

Nom de Guerre: Koçer Çiyager Name - Surname: Cihan Çelik Place of Date: Siirt Mother's- Father's Name: Meserret - Ebubekir Date and Place of Martyrdom: August 9, 2017 / Siirt

Koçer – Cihan Çelik

Nom de Guerre: Mahmut Name- Surname: Mehmet Kurhan Place of Birth: - Mother's - Father's Name:  -  Musa Date and Place o Martyrdom: August 2017 / Siirt

Mahmut – Mehmet Kurhan

August 20, 2017

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