Press Release
1. On October 24, at 14.30, our forces carried out an action against the invading Turkish army positioned on the Peshmerga Hill in the Govendê area of Hakkari’s Şemzinan (Şemdinli) district.
Two enemy soldiers were killed in this action where the positions were effectively hit on two arms.
On the same day, around 15.00, our forces carried out a second action targeting the enemy soldiers on the same hill. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in this action where the enemy’s positions were put under intense fire could not be clarified.
2. On October 24, at 13.00, our forces carried out an assassination action against the enemy soldiers in the Şikêr outpost in Hakkari’s Çelê (Çukurca) district. One enemy soldier was killed as a result of this action.
3. On October 25 (today) around 01.00 hours, the warplanes of the invading Turkish army bombed the surroundings of Lelikan and Benasenanê in Southern Kurdistan’s Sidakan. While we have had no guerrilla losses as a result of the bombardment, damage has been caused in the vineyards and gardens of locals.
4. On October 19, at 18.00, the invading Turkish army launched an operation in the Penga Xana, Kani Şkêre and Worgundıka villages in the Farashin area of Şırnak’s Beytüşşebap district. This operation, launched with the participation of attack-type helicopters, was withdrawn from the area without any results at 20.00 hours. The invading forces have practiced pressure on the locals in the operation area.
October 25, 2018
HPG Press Centre