HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC
1-On 29 August in between 18:00-19:00 hours, the occupier forces of Turkish state army carried out bombardments with cobra type helicopters on the Hill of Cum and Hillsides of Korxe/Lice/Amed. As a result a bush-fire began in the area which still continues.
2-On 29 August at 19:00 hour, our guerrillas carried out an action against the Special Operational Teams of the Jendarmeria while carrying military operation nearby the Village of Olukbasi, in the district of Pazarcik/Maras. As a result, 1 military vehicle destroyed, yet number of killed and wounded enemy soldiers couldn’t be able to clerified. Enemy forces closed the road to civilian vehicles for an hour, and carried away their corpses of killed and wounded soldiers with ambulances.
3-On 29 August at around 21:00 hour, two members of the AKP opened fire on our guerrillas, who went for a duty to the Village of Dasina/Caldiran/Van. Yet, our guerrillas did not retaliated due to presency of children and women in the surrounding area, yet burnt and destroyed 2 vehicles belongs to these attackers.
4-On 30 August at around 09:30 hour, our guerrillas carried out an action against a cargo train carrying military materials, while passing by the district of Bahce/Osmaniye. As a result of this action, while railway damaged, 4 vagons of the cargo train also destroyed.
5-On 30 August in between 09:00-15:00 hours, our guerrillas carried out a road control in between the area of Gerdiya and the district of Semdinli/Hakkari. While our guerrillas stopped 60 vehicles and controlled the I.D.s, also informed the people about developing period.
6-The occupier Turkish state army have been carrying out obus and mortar bombardments on the areas of Geliye Zap, Hine and Helwesis, in the district of Cukurca/Hakkari, since 29 August. As a result of these bombardments, bush-fires began in these areas which still continues.
7-On 31 August in between 02:00-05:30 hours, the occupier Turkish state army carried out obis and mortar bombardments on the areas of Kato and Dola Sule; the Strait of PKK and the Valley of the Village of Bektorya/Haftanin/Zaxo/the Medya Defence Areas.
8-The detainee name Mehmet Ali Naz, who has been detained on the road of Sirnak and Erduh/Siirt, has been released by our guerrillas after administrative and jurisprudence procedures.
HPG Media and Communication Center
31. 08. 2012