Press Release
1. Within the scope of the Martyr Pîroz and Martyr Agirî Revolutionary Campaign, our guerrilla forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army soldiers positioned on the Koordine hill in Hakkari's Çelê (Çukurca) district, on August 4, at 10:00.
Two enemy soldiers were killed in this action where enemy positions on the hill were struck effectively. Following the action, the occupying Turkish army bombed the area with howitzers and mortars.
2. During the morning hours of August 1st, the invading Turkish army launched an operation in the countryside of Van’s Başkale district. The operation which was partially withdrawn from the area on August 3 continues with the support of disguised units.
For some time, a contra group wearing the military clothing of our guerrilla forces in the Axula area of Van’s Gürpınar district has been practicing pressure on the people of the region. Our people should be sensitive about this group.
3. In our statement dated July 31, we shared with the public the information that our three comrades had reached martyrdom in the air attacks carried out in the operation launched in the Garısa area of Siirt’s Eruh district on July 17. According to the latest information obtained, four of our comrades who fought against the enemy heroically has reached martyrdom as the result of attacks and conflicts.
The ID information of our martyr comrades is as following;
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Nom de Guerre: Aram Cizir Name – Surname: Ahmet Çağlı Place of Birth: Şırnak Mother’s – Father’s Name: Şuhret - Ramazan Date and Place of Martyrdom: July 17, 2018/Siirt |
Aram – Ahmet Çağlı
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Nom de Guerre: Çekdar Botan Name – Surname: Veli Aşı Place of Birth: Şırnak Mother’s – Father’s Name: Cemile - Hüseyin Date and Place of Martyrdom: July 17, 2018/Siirt
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Çekdar – Veli Aşır
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Nom de Guerre: Delila Amed Name – Surname: Gülcan Çelik Place of Birth: Amed Mother’s – Father’s Name: Zarife - Abdulhamit Date and Place of Martyrdom: July 17, 2018/Siirt |
Delila – Gülcan Çelik
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Nom de Guerre: Mizgin Cudi Name – Surname: Hatice Çağlı Place of Birth: Şırnak Mother’s – Father’s Name: Felek - Emin Date and Place of Martyrdom: July 17, 2018/Siirt |
Mizgin – Hatice Çağlı
August 5, 2018
HPG Press Centre