Press Release
1. Within the second phase of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş revolutionary campaign, our forces organized a series of assassination actions against the occupying Turkish army, located on the Koordine Hill of Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district on October 3 at 19.00 hours. Three soldiers were killed and one soldier was wounded here.
After the action, occupying forces bombed the area with howitzer and mortar shells.
2. On September 30, at about 17.00, our forces organized an action against the enemy unit coordinating the firing of howitzers and mortars at the area of Martyr Navdar of Doğubeyazıt (Bazid) district of Ağrı. Four soldiers were killed and three soldiers were wounded in the effectively hit enemy unit.
3. Within the scope of the Martyr Serdem and Martyr Nudem revolutionary campaign, on September 28, at 18.00, our forces carried out an action targeted against an enemy unit located in the Deriyê Zerbil area in Kato Jirka area of the Beytüşsebap district of Şırnak.
After the action, the occupying forces launched an operation in the area. There were conflicts between our guerrilla forces and occupying forces in the operation. One enemy soldier was killed in these conflicts. Two comrades of ours who fought heroically against enemy forces have reached martyrdom. The operation withdrew from the area on September 29.
4. On October 2, at 19.00, our guerrillas encountered with a unit of the occupying Turkish army and entered into conflict with enemy forces in the area of Dashta Xiyê in the Sason area of Batman. Following the conflict, the occupying forces carried out setdowns with Sikorsky-type helicopters to Têlik, Çemê Reşo, Çemê Niklê and Deşta Xiyê areas and launched an operation in the area. The operation id still underway.
Our guerilla unit has withdrawn and securely reached its base area.
5. In our statement dated October 3, we shared the information that on September 29, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation supported by UAVs, warplanes and Cobra-type attack helicopters in the Kani Botkê area of Sirnak's Besta region. Three of our comrades fell martyrs during the bombardment.
The ID information of our martyr comrades are as following;
Nom de Guerre: Arjin Garzan Name- Surname: Nergiz Akşin Place of Birth: Amed Mother's- Father's Name: Besna - Selahattin Date and Place of Martyrdom: September 30 , 2017 / Şırnak |
Arjin – Nergiz Akşin
Nom de Guerre: Kurtay Serhat Name- Surname: Yunus Diler Place of Birth: Van Mother's- Father's Name: Şamama - Hüsamettin Date and Place of Martyrdom: September 29, 2017 / Şırnak |
Kurtay – Yunus Diler
Nom de Guerre: Şahan Roni Name- Surname: Bawer Irmak Place of Birth: Urfa Mother's- Father's Name: Keziban - Musa |
Şahan – Bawer Irmak
6. On October 3, between the hours of 18.45 and 20.10, the warplanes of the occupying Turkish army bombed the Gundê Guzê zone of the Amedi district of Duhok.
October 4, 2017
HPG Press Centre