Press Release

1. Within the scope of the Martyr Pîroz and Martyr Agirî Revolutionary Campaign, on June 9, at 16.30, our forces carried out an action against a unit of the occupying Turkish army positioned on the slopes of the Martyr Gafur hill in Hakkari’s Gever (Yüksekova) district.

 Three soldiers, including one high-ranking soldier, was killed in this enemy unit hit in close range. Following the action, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the area with the support of unmanned aerial vehicles.

 Conflicts have taken place between our forces and the invaders in this operation. One of our comrades who fought heroically against the enemy forces in these conflicts reached martyrdom. The ID information of our comrade who reached martyrdom is as following;

Nom de Guerre: Dara Van Name - Surname: Hakan Sunkur Place of Birth: Van Mother’s - Father’s Name: Hazine - Abdulmuttalip Date and Place of Martyrdom: June 9, 2018 / Hakkari

Dara – Hakan Sunkur

 2. Within the scope of the Revolutionary Victory Campaign, on June 6, at 13.00, our forces conducted an action against a Reo-type military vehicle heading towards the Kazili outpost in Ağrı’s Bazid (Doğubeyazıt) district. This vehicle which was intensively put under fire at close range has been completely destroyed. Following this action, the enemy’s disguised units which tried to intervene against our forces were also targeted. 10 enemy soldiers were identified killed in these actions, and many soldiers were wounded. The invading forces have carried away dead and wounded soldiers from the area with Sikorsy helicopters amid the support of Cobra-type attack helicopters towards the evening hours.

 3. The invading Turkish army’s air strikes against the Medya Defense Zones are continuing. The invading Turkish army, having been inflicted heavy blows by our forces, is within attempts to obtain results with air attacks. The special war media is serving to the public the lies that they have obtained results after bombing our areas with many warplanes. We have had no guerrilla losses in these attacks. The invading forces, unable to fight against the high and successful action spirit of the guerrilla, once again have bombed the Qandil and Xakurkê areas from the air.

 On June 11, from 23.45 and until 01.00 on June 12, warplanes bombed the Kalatuka, Suredê, Gûndê Sİlê and Gûndê Zergelê areas in the Qandil region.

 Again, on June 11, the enemy’s warplanes bombed the Ermuş area in the Xakurkê region.

June 12, 2018

 HPG Press Centre