Press Release

1. On May 20, at 14.10, our forces carried out an action with heavy weapons targeting soldiers on the move at the Zavite outpost in Hakkari's Çelê (Çukurca) district. In the action, the number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be clarified.

2. On May 11, the Turkish army had launched operations in the Gırê Kaç and Çemê Karê teriritories. There were intense clashes carried out between the soldiers and our guerrilla forces during the operations. Many soldiers were killed and a Sikorsy-type helicopter was hit and damaged in the conflict. In these conflicts, three of our comrades who hit the enemy effectively were martyred in the heroic fight against the enemy until their last bullets.

The ID information of our martyr comrades are as following:

Nom De Guerre: Cudi Şırnak

Name Surname: Sedat Erk

Place of Birth: Şırnak

Mother's - Father's Name: Bahire - Çavşin

Date and Place of Martyrdom: 11 – 12 May 2017 / Siirt

Nom De Guerre: Cudi Şırnak

Name Surname: Sedat Erk

Place of Birth: Şırnak

Mother's - Father's Name: Bahire - Çavşin

Date and Place of Martyrdom: 11 – 12 May 2017 / Siirt

Nom De Guerre: Zana Botan

Name Surname: Doğan Aslan

Place of Birth: -

Mother's - Father's Name: Asriye - Bedri

Date and Place of Martyrdom: 11 – 12 May 2017 / Siirt

3. On May 19, at 09.30, our forces carried out an assassination action against the soldiers who were carrying out road control near the Angol outpost on the road of Amed - Bingöl. One soldier was killed in this action.

4. The Turkish army is pressuring people to evacuate their villages of Inegê, Kulê, Gır, Slekosa, Şêx Mirza, Mışka, Kal Hesen and Demirkapı in the area of Glidag in the Bazîd (Dogubeyazit) district of Ağrı. Also, the Turkish army prevents locals from grazing their animals in the highlands.

May 21, 2017

HPG Press Centre