Press Release

1. Within the scope of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş revolutionary campaign, our forces have carried out actions against the occupying Turkish army in Hakkari's Şemzînan (Şemdinli) and Gever (Yüksekova) districts.

On August 1, at 05.30, our forces organized an action against the Çemêkurkê outpost in Şemzînan district. One enemy soldier has been killed and three enemy soldiers were wounded in this action. Our forces have also targeted Bêgıjnê outpost simultaneously. The number of dead and wounded enemy troops in this action has not been determined. After the actions, the occupying Turkish army bombed the area with howitzer and mortar shells.

On July 31, at 12.00, our forces organized an action targeting the Bayê hill in the Çarçella area of Gever district, where the occupying Turkish army was positioned. One enemy soldier was wounded in this action, which was hit by the positions on the hill. On August 1, at 07.00 am, our forces have targeted Bayê hill for the second time, and the number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers here has not been determined.

2. On July 30, at around 17:00, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the area of ​​Şapatan and Serero villages of Hakkari's Şemzînan district. The invading forces were downgraded to Bêtkarok, Martyr Serhildan, Koordine hill, Xuro, Martyr Zilan and Soranser slopes for about 2 hours. On the same day, our forces organized a sabotage action at 19.00 against a unit of the operation which was positioned at the top of Bêtkarok hill. One soldier was killed and one was soldier wounded in the action.

On 31 July, our forces organized a series of sabotage actions against the units of the operation on the martyr Serhildan and Koordine hills. In these actions, five enemy soldiers were killed and many enemy soldiers were wounded. At 19:00, after the action, the occupying Turkidh army removed dead and wounded soldiers from the area with sikorsy-type helicopters.

On the morning of the 1st of August, enemy soldiers conducting search operations in the area of operation were targeted by our forces. The number of dead and wounded enemy troops in this action has not been determined. After the action, the invading forces entering Serero village at around 14.00 insulted the village people, took some people into custody and tortured them. The invading Turkish army which received blows in the operation had to withdraw on August 2, at 02.00.

3. At 16.00 on August 1, the warplanes of the occupying Turkish army bombarded the Zap water area in the Zap region of the Medya Defense Zones. Between 16:00 and 16:30 on the same day, the warplanes bombed the village of Bazê, located in the area of ​​Metina. As a result of the bombardment, property damage occurred in the houses in Bazê village.

August 2, 2017

HPG Press Centre