Press Release
1. At noon on April 23rd, our forces carried out an ambush action against the soldiers who had headed for the field from the Maymun and Sinek outposts in Qıleban (Uludere) district of Şırnak.
Our forces have effectively killed 5 soldiers and wounded one soldier, hitting them with individual weapons and hand bombs in close proximity. At 15:00 after the action, the Turkish army launched an operation in the field with the support of the village guards. Our forces shot a group of soldiers out on operation. Two soldiers were killed here. The operation was withdrawn inconclusively at 18.30. The guards who participated in the operation are the guards of Sêgırkê, Böjeh, Yekmal, Roboski and Hedrişe villages of Qıleban.
2. On April 23, at 10.20, our forces, carried out an assassination action against Tepê Ortê outpost in Hakkari's Çelê (Çukruca) district, and one soldier was killed here. Separately, our forces have struck the soldiers gathered at the top of Korek hill with heavy and individual weapons. Here, the number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be clarified.
3. On April 21, our forces attacked the guardhouse of Çemê Kurkê police station in Şemzinan district of Hakkari with mortars. In this action, the number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be clarified.
4. On April 23, between 10.20 and 10.40 hours, the Turkish army's warplanes bombarded the area of the Bukriskan village of the Qandil region and the Karox area from our Medya Defense Zones.
- On April 23, between 10.00 and 10.30, warplanes bombarded the area around Shulinê village in the Haftanin area.
- On April 23, between 11.00 and 11.30, the warplanes bombarded the surroundings of Ergenê and Kilise villages in the Gare area.
- On April 23, between 10:30 am and 11:00 am, warplanes bombed the village of Sêgire and the hill of Amediye.
April 24, 2017
HPG PRess Centre