TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC
1-On 18 August in between 18:00-19:00 hours, our guerrillas carried out action on the enemy forces from the 49 military station, whome wanted launch a military operation, in the district of Cukurca/Hakkari. As a result, 2 enemy soldiers killed and 1 other wounded. Aftermath of the action, enemy forces carried out bombardments on the area of action with obus and mortars.
2-On 20 August at around 08:30 hour, an action carried out against operational forces of occupier Turkish state army on the Road of Van-Colemerg. As a result, a Jammer type military vehicle destroyed and 3 professional sergeant killed. Aftermath of the action, enemy forces attempted to air-land its soldiers on the area of action and, one of the enemy helicopter lost its balance and as a result its propeller hit the First Lieutenant and killed him. The enemy operational forces pulled back in the night hours of the same day.
3-On 21 August at around 11:00 hour, our guerrillas hit and damaged a enemy’ sikorsky type helicopter, which was carrying munitions and deploying soldiers to the operational forces of occupier Turkish state army in the area in between Gundike Mele/Cudi and Sirnak. The military helicopter had repulsed from the area.
The reports given out by the Turkish Media that 6 of our guerrillas have been martryd in the area of Sirnak, do not reflect the reality.
4-On 18 August at around 14:30 hour, our guerrillas carried out an action against the operational forces of occupier Turkish state army nearby the Hills of Glord and Ceta/Geliye Doski. As a result, 1 enemy soldier killed. The operation still continues.
Within the scope of the same enemy operation, at 15:30 hour, clashes occurred in between our guerrillas and operational forces of enemy nearby the Oramar military station. In this clash, number of killed and wounded enemy couldn’t be able to clerified.
5-On 21 August in between 15:30-16:00 hours, the war-planes belongs to occupier Turkish state army carried out air-bombardments on the Village of Kustane/Xakurke/the Medya Defence Areas.
HPG Media and Communication Center
22. 08. 2012