Press Release
1. Within the scope of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş revolutionary campaign, our forces carried out actions against the occupying Turkish army in Hakkari's Şemzînan (Şemdinli) district.
On August 21, 09.30, the Ceman outpost in Şemzînan was targeted by our YJA Star forces. In this action where the enemy positions and outpost entrance was struck in an effective manner the number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be clarified. After the action, the occupying Turkish army bombed the area with tanks, howitzer and mortar shells, and removed the dead and wounded soldiers from the area with Sikorsy-type helicopters and ambulances.
On August 21, 19.00, our forces carried out an action against occupying forces positioned on the Haruna hill in Şemzînan district. In this action where the enemy positions were put under intensive fire, two enemy soldiers were killed and one MG-3 weapon has been destroyed. After the action, enemy forces bombed the area with howitzer and mortar shells.
2. Within the scope of the Martyr Serdem and Martyr Nudem revolutionary campaign, on August 20, 12.00, our forces carried out an action against a unit consisting of soldiers and contras positioned on the Van-Hakkari road. In the enemy unit shot effectively in close range, four contra-soldiers have been killed. Our forces have also put under fire a transit vehicle belonging to the enemy unit and this vehicle has been destroyed. The occupying Turkish army which carried away its dead and wounded soldiers from the area launched an operation in the area after the action.
3. On August 19, 03.00, warplanes and cobra-type helicopters belonging to the occupying Turkish army bombed the zone of the Axula village in the Nordiz area from Van's Payîzava (Gürpınar) district. After the bombardment, the occupying forces launched an operation in the area on August 20.
4. Our guerrillas which encountered with the occupying Turkish army in the Kato Jirka area of the Beytüşşebab district of Şırnak entered into conflict with enemy forces on August 13. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in the enemy unit hit in close range has not been clarified. After the conflict, our forces have reached their base areas securely.
5. On August 21, 15.00, warplanes belonging to the occupying Turkish army bombed the Werxelê area in the Zap region of the Medya Defense Zones.
6. On May 16, the occupying Turkish army had launched an operation in the Şenkaya area of Erzurum. Conflicts have taken place between our forces and enemy soldiers. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in these conflicts have not been clarified. Our comrade Levent who fought heroically against enemy soldiers has reached martyrdom. The ID information of our martyr comrade is as following;
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Nom de Guerre: Levent Leheng |
Levent – Ramazan Kılıç
7. Comrade Redur (Miyad Zeyrek) came to the world in Gıte village of Silopi district of Şırnak. Redur comrade, the child of a patriotic family, has been involved in the struggle since 2012. Then in 2014, he made the decision to join, continuing the struggle in the ranks of freedom. Comrade Redur has been involved in many fields of the struggle, he has actively participated in the practice in every area he was and has been in the forefront with great sacrifice and self-sacrifice, even though he had joined the organization only a short while ago. Our Redur comrade, who was a source of will and morality to friends in every area with strong will, was martyred as a result of an accident on August 1st in the Cudi area where he went with these emotions. We wish condolences to all the people of Kurdistan and the precious Zeyrek family. The ID information of our martyr comrade is as follows;
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Nom de Guerre: Redur Nemır |
Redur – Miad Zeyrek
August 22, 2017
HPG Press Centre