Press Release
Within the scope of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş revolutionary campaign, our forces carried out actions against the occupying Turkish army in Hakkari's Çelê (Çukurca) district.
On August 12, at 10:00, our forces carried our an action against the Koordine Hill of Çelê. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in this action, where enemy positions were shot effectively, has not been identified.
On August 13th, 05.10, our forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army's soldiers near Qela Merganış of Çelê. Seven soldiers were killed from the enemy soldiers shot at close range. After the action, occupying forces bombarded the area with howitzer and mortar shells.
2. On August 8, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the Gostê area of Hakkari's Şemzînan (Şemdinli) district. On 11th August at 09.00 and 19.30, a group of the operation unit near Kurê Mızgeftê were targeted by our forces. According to the information obtained in the actions carried out, 3 enemy soldiers were killed.
3. On the 12th of August, at around 16.40, a Reo-type military vehicle heading towards Perixanê outpost from the Dıgohan outpost of Hakkari's Esendere town, was targeted by our forces. The number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers in the action could not be identified, while the vehicle was struck by our forces.
4. On August 13, at 08.00, within the scope of the Martyr Azad Farqin and Martyr Jinda Özgür revolutionary campaign, our forces carried out an action against a unit of the occupying Turkish army positioned between Velqanis and Erbo outposts in Siirt's Baykan district. One soldier was identified killed in the action where enemy positions were effectively shot.
On August 11, at 18.20 hours, our forces carried out an an action against a contra unit positioned near the village of Tuyer in Bingöl's Ilıcalar town. In this action where the cabins of the contras were targeted, one guard cabin was destroyed while the number of dead and wounded contras could not be determined.
5. On August 11, our forces put under surveillance a disguised unit of the occupying Turkish army in the rural area of Aydınlar village of Maçka district in Trabzon province. In the action where the enemy unit was hit in close range at around 15.00 hours, 5 soldiers were identified killed, including one sergeant, and one soldier was wounded. After the action, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the area.
6. Within the scope of the Martyr Mahir, Martyr Eylem and Martyr Argeş revolutionary campaign, our forces carried out actions against the occupying Turkish army in Ağrı's (Bazîd) Doğubeyazit district. On August 12, our forces put under surveillance a disguised unit of the occupying Turkish army in the area of Bazîd's Demirkapı area, and carried out an action targeting this unit at 17.00 on the same day. Two soldiers were killed in this enemy unit hit in close range. After the action, the occupying Turkish army removed the dead and wounded soldiers from the area with civilian vehicles.
On August 11, at 02.30, a disguised unit of JÖH (Gendarmerie Special Operations) were targeted near the village of Gır in Bazîd district. This unit, which was kept under surveillance for a long time, was targeted by our forces at about 17:00. This unit, including the commander of the unit, has been shot in close range. Three Gendarmerie Special Operations officers were identified killed, including the unit commander, and one was wounded in the action. Approximately half an hour later, enemy troops arriving on the scene for intervention in the area of action were targeted by our forces. Two enemy soldiers were killed inside these troops which were shot effectively.
7. On August 9, enemy soldiers located at a work site in the Martyr Firaz area of Osmaniye province were targeted by our forces. The number of dead and wounded enemy troops in this action has not been determined.
8. On August 11, warplanes belonging to the occupying Turkish army carried out bombardment against the Bolê village territory in the Qandil Mountain area from the Medya Defense Zones. As a result of the bombings, a fire broke out in the field.
August 13, 2017
HPG Press Centre