Press Release

1. Within the scope of the Martyr Pîroz and Martyr Agirî Revolutionary Campaign, on June 13-14, our forces carried out actions against the occupying Turkish army.

- On June 13, at 18.30, our forces carried out an assassination action targeting enemy soldiers positioned on the Xeregol hill in Hakkari's Çelê district. In the action, one enemy soldier was killed.

- Details of the actions carried out on June 14 are as following;

At 08.30, our YJA Star forces carried out an assassination action targeting the occupying forces positioned on the Lêlîkan hill in the Bradost region of Sidakan within the territory of Southern Kurdistan, and one soldier was killed.

At 09.30 and 14.20 hours, our forces carried out two different actions against enemy soldiers positioned on the Lêlîkan hill. The number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be determined in this action where positions and shelters on the hill were intensely struck.

At 08.30 am, our forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army positioned on the Merganîş hill in Hakkari's Çelê (Çukurca) district. In the action, one enemy shelter was destroyed and eight soldiers were killed. Following the action, the occupying Turkish army bombarded the area with howitzers and mortars, and the dead and wounded soldiers were carried away from the area with Sikorsky helicopters in the evening hours.

At 10:50 am, our forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army positioned on the Koordine hill in Hakkari's Çelê district. In the action, three enemy soldiers were killed and one position was destroyed. After the action, at 16.00, warplanes of the occupying Turkish army indiscriminately bombarded the area.

At 19:30, our YJA Star forces carried out an action against the enemy soldiers in the area of Deriyê Cafer of Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district. Seven soldiers were killed in the action where enemy positions and shelters were struck effectively from three different arms. Following the action, the occupying forces carried away dead and wounded soldiers from the area with Sikorsky helicopters.

2. Between 20:00 and 21:00 on June 13, our YJA Star forces took under surveillance the Dersim-Ovacik highway and carried out identity checks. Our forces who controlled the road have informed the public about the current process.

June 15, 2018

 HPG Press Centre