HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

1. Within the scope of the Martyr Pîroz and Martyr Agirî Revolutionary Campaign, our forces carried out a series of actions against the invading Turkish army. The actions carried out within this scope are as following;

On July 20, at 08.15, our forces carried out an action against an enemy unit positioned on the Martyr Zerdeşt hill in Hakkari’s Gever (Yüksekova) district. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in this action where the enemy’s positions and shelters were effectively hit could not be determined. Following the action, the invading forces bombed the area with howitzer and mortar shells.

On the same day, at 14.30, our forces carried out an action against the enemy unit positioned on the Şikêrê Sipî hill in Hakkari’s Şemzînan (Şemdinli) district. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in this action where the enemy’s positions were put under intense fire could not be determined. Following the action, the invading forces indiscriminately bombed the area with howitzer and mortar shells.

On July 21, at 06.30, our forces carried out an action against the enemy soldiers positioned on the Lêlîkan hill in the Bradost region of Southern Kurdistan’s Sidakan. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in this action where the enemy positions and shelters were intensively hit on two arms could not be determined.

2. In our statement dated July 14, 2018, we shared the information that the invading Turkish army had launched an operation in the Sheikh Cuma area of Bitlis on July 11. Throughout one day, the invading Turkish army has intensively bombed the area with technique. Our comrade Helmet Dersim has reached martyrdom in these bombardments. The individual (Avareş - Faruk Ünlü) which we have stated to be captured by the enemy in a wounded state has surrendered to enemy forces.

The ID information of our martyr comrade is as following;

Nom de Guerre: Helmet Dersim

Name - Surname: Diyako Ahmedi

Place of Birth: Sine

Mother’s - Father’s Name: Avat - Tikbal

Date and Place of Martyrdom: July 12, 2018 / Bitlis

Helmet – Diyako Ahmedi

 

 

July 21, 2018

 HPG Press Centre