HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

1. Within the scope of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş revolutionary campaign, our forces have carried out actions against the occupying Turkish army in Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova), Şemzînan (Şemdinli) and Çelê (Çukurca) districts. 

On July 28th, at 04.30 am, our forces carried out an action aimed at the enemy positions on the Sisê hill of Şemzinan. The number of dead and wounded enemies in this action, where 2 positions were destroyed, could not be clarified.

On July 28, at 10.30, our forces carried out an action against the occupying forces located at the top of the Bayê hill in the area of ​​Çarçella in Gever. A tent where the soldiers were stationed was destroyed on the hill, which was put under fire on two arms, and 1 A4 heavy weapon position was also struck. Five enemy soldiers were killed in action. After the action, the occupying Turkish army bombarded the area with howitzer and mortar shells.

On July 28, at 10.00 am, enemy positions on the Koordine hill of Çelê district were the targets of our forces. The number of dead and wounded enemy troops on the hill, which was hit effectively with heavy weapons, has not been clarified. After the action, the occupying forces bombarded the area with howitzer and mortar shells.

2. Within the scope of the Martyr Azad Farqin and Martyr Jinda Özgür revolutionary campaign, our forces carried out an action against the Saxanıs outpost in the Karlıova district of Bingöl province on July 28 at 21:30. The number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers in this action, in which security towers in the outpost were put under fire in two arms, has not been clarified. After the action, the occupying Turkish army indiscriminately fired at the area with heavy weapons.

3. The enemy forces that could not obtain the expected results from the occupation operations are suffering from frustration and are targeting civilian areas with air attacks.

In this context, the occupying Turkish army bombed with cobra-type helicopters the zones of Hevşederê, Astenga Masiro, Tehtereşê and Keles village in the Masiro area of ​​Beytüşşebap district of Şırnak province. As a result of the bombardment, a vehicle belonging to the village people was destroyed and a fire broke out in the field.

In the morning of the same day, cobra-type attack helicopters belonging to the occupying forces bombed the area of Serıkê Mıhemedê Osê in the Besta region of Şırnak.

Between 21.00 and 21.30 on the same day, cobra-type attack helicopters bombed the area once again.

4. On July 28, at 21.00, cobra-type attack helicopters belonging to the occupying Turkish army bombed around the Zargê village of Dersim.

5. We had issued a statement on July 21,  in which it was stated that, on July 6, at 00.00,  the Turkish army had launched an operation with support of UAVs, warplanes and Cobra-type attack helicopters in Geliyê Hacê region of Kars' Çemçê area. As a result of the intense bombardment five our comrades fell as martyr.

The ID information of our martyr comrades are as following;

 

Nom de Guerre: Taylan Özgür

Name Surname: Ferit Polat

Place of Birth: Adıyaman

Mother's - Father's Name: Bedriye- Osman

Date and Place of Martyrdom:  July 6, 2017 / Kars


Nom de Guerre: Botan Eriş

Name Surname: Ömer Özerk

Place of Birth: Ağrı

Mother's - Father's Name: Songül- Kerim

Date and Place of Martyrdom:  July 6, 2017 / Kars


Nom de Guerre: Dara Hemze

Name Surname: Serhat Boztaş

Place of Birth: Kars

Mother's - Father's Name: Fehime- Battal

Date and Place of Martyrdom:  July 6, 2017 / Kars


Nom de Guerre: Simko Agıri

Name Surname: MEhmet Birgül

Place of Birth: Ağrı

Mother's - Father's Name: Hülya- Abdulbaki

Date and Place of Martyrdom:  July 6, 2017 / Kars


Nom de Guerre: Mordem

Name Surname: -

Place of Birth: -

Mother's - Father's Name: -

Date and Place of Martyrdom:  July 6, 2017 / Kars


July 29, 2017

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