Press Release
1. On August 2 at 09.50 and 17.00, our forces carried out 2 assassination actions against the invading Turkish army located in the Dupişk hill area within the scope of the Battle of Heftanin Revolutionary Campaign. In the actions, 1 soldier was punished and 1 soldier was injured.
2. The invading Turkish army carried out extensive operations in the countryside of the Dörtyol district of Hatay in June and July. During the two months, there have been 5 intense clashes took place between our forces and the invaders. One enemy soldier was punished and many soldiers were injured in the clashes between June 5 and July 10 and 21. Our comrade Ciwan, who fought heroically against the enemy troops in the clashes on July 21, fell a martyr. Detailed ID information will be shared with the public later.
3. On 2 August at 2 pm, the invading Turkish army bombed the Karker area in the Zap region of the Medya Defence Zones. We did not experience any loss in the bombardment.
On the same day, at around 15:00, the invading Turkish army bombed the Basret, Dêrsew and Findikê areas of the Gabar Mountain region of Şırnak with howitzer and mortar. The bombardment causing a forest fire which has still not been extinguished.
4. Since August 1, a group of about twenty people has been carrying out counter-activities in the clothing of our forces in the villages of Nalecan, Dêra, Xaçka, Dêze and Liçekê, located in Masiro region in Başkale district of Van province. The population of the region must be careful of this counter-group.
August 3, 2020
HPG Press Centre