Press Release

1. Within the scope of the second phase of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş revolutionary campaign, our forces carried out an action against a unit of the occupying Turkish army working on the road construction towards the Çarçella area from the Sivri hill to Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district on October 12 at 12.50 hours. Two soldiers were killed in the enemy unit put under fire on two arms and two positions shot effectively were destroyed.

Our guerrilla forces have also targeted the enemy unit located at the top of Sivri Hill. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in the action where enemy positions were effectively shot could not be determined. After the action, the invading forces, which halted the road construction, bombarded the area with howitzers and mortars.

2. On October 8, the occupying Turkish army bombed Şişemzi, Xurekan and Zerelli villages in the Esendere area of ​​Hakkari's Gever district. After the bombardment, the invading forces that launched an operation on the area raided the Şişemzi and Xurekan villages. The invading forces withdrawing from the villages on October 11, continue the operation with the disguised units.

3. On October 11, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the areas of Gırê Kaplan, Gundê Piran, Gundê Mihrê, Gundê Hozê and Gırê Rızdeê, in Qileban (Uludere) district of Şırnak. On October 12, our forces organized an action against two of the region's operations. Four soldiers were killed and three soldiers were wounded in the enemy units that were shot in an effective manner.

4. On October 12, near the Serêkani outpost connected to the Bazid (Dogubeyazit) district of Ağrı, a secret unit of the enemy was put under the surveillance of our forces. The enemy unit, which was kept under watch for a while, was targeted at 11:00 am on the same day. Two soldiers were killed in the enemy unit shot in close range.

5. An individual named Mehmet Devran Ayırbaz, who played a role in the martyrdom of our comrades by cooperating with the enemy, was punished by our forces in Amed on October 11.

6. On 27 September, there was an intense conflict between our guerrilla forces and enemy forces in the operation of the occupying Turkish army in the Barzan area of southern Kurdistan and on 28 September 5 our five YJA Star guerrillas martyred after fought heroically.

Our YJA Star guerrillas Ronahi Sterk, Amara Zilan Ararat, Jinda Imralı, Asmin Botan and Berivan Amara comrades fought to the last bullets in the occupying Turkish army's operation targeting the Barzan region of South Kurdistan and stopped the advance of the enemy. Each of our five female comrades came to the world in different parts and cities of Kurdistan and took part in the Kurdistan Freedom Struggle ranks during their youth. Our five female comrades, who are also an example that the PKK is a national movement, have also acted on the basis of a common spirit on the path to freedom and have got to know one another at the mountains.

Comrades Ronahi, Amara, Jînda, Asmin and Berivan, who have struggled on the basis of being a militant of the Leader Apo's line of women's liberation, have taken up resistance against all the attacks against our people, regardless of where they are in Kurdistan. Within our struggle where the Kurdish national spirit has always been alive, each five of our comrades who participated in this stance have recently stood against the enemy's attempt to invade the Zagros with a sacrifical stand against the operation of the enemy with thousands of soldiers.

Our comrades who resisted as a representative of the Kurdish woman's Zilan and Beritan resistance tradition against the Turkish state targeting South Kurdistan with the operation which developed in the Barzan region, showed once again that the guerrillas would defend their people everywhere at any cost. As HPG, in the name of Ronahi, Amara, Jînda, Asmin and Berivan comrades, martyred in defense of Kurdistan with their lives, once again we give the promise that we will defend our people everywhere and express our condolences to all our patriotic people, especially to the families of our martyr comrades.

Nom de Guerre: Amara Zilan Ararat Name- Surname: Seda Acar Place of Birth: Van Mother's- Father's Name: İpek - Seyithan Date and Place of MArtyrdom: September 28, 2017 / Barzan

Amara – Seda Acar

Nom de Guerre: Asmin Botan Name- Surname: Berçem Aslan Place of Birth: Manisa Mother's- Father's Name: Zübeyde - Ahmet Date and Place of MArtyrdom: September 28, 2017 / Barzan

Asmin – Berçem Aslan

Nom de Guerre: Berivan Amara Name- Surname: Dilan Karadağ Place of Birth: Urfa Mother's- Father's Name: Figen - Salih Date and Place of MArtyrdom: September 28, 2017 / Barzan

Berivan – Dilan Karadağ

Nom de Guerre: Jinda İmralı Name- Surname: Meroş Muhammed Place of Birth: Afrin Mother's- Father's Name: Azime - Abdulhennan Date and Place of MArtyrdom: September 28, 2017 / Barzan

Jinda – Meroş Muhammed

Nom de Guerre: Ronahi Stêrk Name- Surname: Zeynep Remo Place of Birth: Halep Mother's- Father's Name: Emine - Muhammed Date and Place of MArtyrdom: September 28, 2017 / Barzan

Ronahi – Zeynep Remo

October, 13, 2017

HPG Press Centre