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 the Şemzînan (Şemdinli) district of Hakkari province.
On July 19, at 16.00, out forces carried out an action against the occupying forces located on the Tatasêlê hill in Şemzînan. The number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers in this action where the positions on the hill were struck could not be clarified. After the action, the occupying Turkish army bombed with howitzer and mortar shells the Tatasêlê area until 17.30, and with warplanes the Karker hill from 17.30 to 18.30 hours.
On July 17, at 22.20, our YJA Star forces carried out a sabotage action against a disguised unit of the occupying Turkish army positioned on the Xuro hill in Şemzînan. Four enemy soldiers have been identified killed in the action. After the action, the occupying forces carried away their dead and wounded soldiers from the area with sikorsy-type helicopters.
2. On July 19, at 14.00 hours, our forces carried out an action against the Zivingê battalion located on the Gabar Mountain in Şırnak. Two enemy soldiers have been identified killed in this action where enemy soldiers were put under fire in two arms. After the action, the occupying Turkish army bombed the area with tanks, howitzer and mortar shells.
3. On July 19, at 19.15, soldiers positioned on the Girê Çolya region of the Silopi district in Şırnak were targeted by our forces. One enemy soldier has been identified killed in the action where soldiers were struck effectively in two arms.
4. Within the scope of the Martyr Azad Farqin and Martyr Jinda Özgür revolutionary campaign, our forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army's Rijlek outpost in Bitlis on July 19, at 17.45 hours. In this action where soldiers positioned around the tank in the outpost were targeted with RPG-7 rocket launcher weapons, the number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers could not be clarified. After the action, occupying forces fired at the surroundings of the area indiscriminately with heavy weapons.
5. In our statement dated July 19, we shared the information that our two comrades who fought heroically in the operation launched on July 16 in the Şêx Edip area of Bitlis with the support of contras and village guards fell as martyrs in the conflicts and bombardments which took place.
The ID information of our martyr comrades is as following;
Nom de Guerre: Çiya Koçer
Name Surname: Ali Ulaş
Place of Birth: Siirt
Mother's - Father's Name: Halime - Hasan
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 17 July 2017 / Bitlis
Nom de Guerre: Sofi Hizan
Name Surname: Sefter Yılmaz
Place of Birth: Bitlis
Mother's - Father's Name: Vesile - Celal
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 17 July 2017 / Bitlis
July 20, 2017
HPG Press Centre