HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

1. On March 6, at 14:00 hours, our forces carried out an action with heavy weapons against the Turkish army's soldiers working on the road between Sivri and Leylek hills of Hakkari's Şemzinan district. The soldiers retreated after the action and at 16.00 acted again for road control. These soldiers who acted were hit once again by our forces with heavy weapons. In these actions, the number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be clarified. After the action, the surrounding police stations bombed Hill Sor and its slopes with howitzers and mortars.

2. On March 6, between 11.30 and 16.00 hours, warplanes of the Turkish army bombarded the area of ​​the Hill Ortê from the Metina area of our Medya Defense Zones. These intensive bombardments have caused great damage in the vineyards and gardens of Asê Village.

March 7, 2017

HPG Press Centre