HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

1. Within the scope of the Martyr Medya Mawa and Martyr Rızgar Gever Revenge Campaign, our guerrilla carried out organized effective actions against the invading Turkish army. The details of the actions are as follows:

The invading Turkish army has been carrying out a military base construction on the Kerkol hill of Beytüşşebap district of Şırnak. On July 15, at 07.20, our forces carried out a sabotage action against a vehicle belonging to the invading Turkish army carrying military equipment to the base on the road near the hill. In this action, the vehicle was completely destroyed and three contra were killed. Our forces have simultaneously targeted a scoop vehicle operating on the road with sabotage tactics and the vehicle was destroyed. Following the action, the invading Turkish army removed the casualties from the area with Skorsky helicopters. Our action unit has reached its base area safely.

 The invading Turkish army tried to reflect this action as an attack on the civilians with its special war media. These persons who work in the base for ​​the invading Turkish army and cooperate with the invading army and as contra. The invading Turkish army tried to reflect this action as an attack on the civilians with its special war media. These persons work in the base for the invading Turkish army and cooperate with the invading army. The invaders try to deceive the public with false news.

 On July 16. At17.00, our YJA Star forces carried out simultaneous actions targeting a Reo-type military vehicle and a guard box of the Zêrin outpost in Esendere of the Hakkari’s Gever (Yüksekova) district. In this action, 6 enemy soldiers who were killed while the vehicle was received a heavy blow. Following the action, the invading Turkish army randomly opened fire the surrounding area with heavy weapons. Our action unit has reached its base area safely.

2. On the evening of July 13, the invading Turkish army carried out an air raid on the Martyr Tufanarea of ​​the Tendürek region of Ağrı. In this attack, 3 of our comrades martyred. The ID information of our martyrs will be shared with the public later.

3. On 26 June the invading Turkish army launched an operation in the Çemçê area of the Kağızman district of Kars. In the ongoing operation, the invading army has been conducting ambush activities.

4. On July 17, about o0.10, the warplanes belonging to the invading Turkish army bombed Hakkari hill in the Metina regio the Medya Defence Zones. We did not have any losses in this bombardment.

 

July 17, 2019

HPG Press Centre