Press Release
1. Within the scope of the Martyr Bager and Martyr Ronya Revolutionary Campaign, on August 2, at 14.30, our forces carried out an action against an armoured vehicle of the invading Turkish army moving from the Bezelê outpost towards the village of Bezeno in Hakkari's Şemzînan (Şemdinli) district.
The enemy vehicle was effectively hit and damaged. The number of casualties in the ranks of the occupying forces could not be determined with certainty.
2. On August 2, the invading Turkish army launched a comprehensive occupation operation in the Esendere area of Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district. Details about the ongoing operation will be shared with the public as they become available.
3. In the morning hours of 3 August, the invading Turkish army bombed the Geliyê Basya, Dirê Village and Hesenan Valley areas in the Avaşin region of the Medya Defence Zones with howitzer and mortar shells. As a result of these bombardments, a fire that broke out in the area that still continues.
August 4, 2020
HPG Press Centre