Press Release
1. Within the scope of the second phase of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalîn Muş revolutionary campaign, our guerrilla forces carried out actions against the occupying Turkish army in Hakkari's Şemzînan (Şemdini) and Gever (Yüksekova) districts.
On September 8, our forces carried out a sabotage action against enemy soldiers trying to position themselves on the Helicopter Hill in the Xapuşke area of Şemzinan. The number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers in the action could not be determined.
On September 14, at 17.00, our forces carried out a sabotage action against a group of enemy soldiers trying to provide road safety in Kapuşkê area of the Gever. The number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers in the action could not be determined.
On September 15, around 14:30, our forces carried out a series of assassinations against the invading Turkish army soldiers deployed on the Elişêr hill in Gever district. Three enemy soldiers were killed in the action, where enemy soldiers were struck effectively.
After the action, the occupying forces bombarded the area with howitzers and mortars, and at night the dead and wounded soldiers were removed from the scene with Sikorsky helicopters.
2. The occupying Turkish army's operation on September 11th in the Cilo region of Sümbül area in Hakkari center and the Gever district continues.
On September 14 at 09:00, warplanes belonging to the occupying forces bombarded the Nergê region in the Oremar area and the warplanes and the cobra-type attack helicopters bombarded Oremar area on September 15, between 00.30 and 03.00.
September 16, 2017
HPG Press Centre