HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

1.The occupation operation of the occupying Turkish army, which was launched on 16 June targeting the Zap region of the Medya Defense zones and actions of our forces still continues.

On July 8, at 12.30, our forces conducted an action targeting positions of the occupying forces deployed on Gijnê hill. In the action, three enemy soldiers were killed and one enemy soldier was wounded.

On June 8, at 25.30, our forces carried out an action against enemy soldiers positioned on the Martyr Xelil hill. The number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be clarified.

2. Within the scope of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş revolutionary campaigns, our forces carried out an assassination action targeting the occupying Turkish army soldiers deployed on the Haruna hill in Şemzinan (Şemdinli) district of Hakkari. In the action, one enemy soldier was killed.

After the action, the occupying Turkish army bombed the area with howitzers and mortars.

3. On June 7, between 12.00- 14.00 and on June 8, between 09.00- 09.30, our forces carried out actions against the occupying Turkish army soldiers deployed on Çeperê Şêxa region of Hakkari's Çelê district. enemy positions hit effectively while the number of dead and wounded soldiers cold not be clarified.

4. On July 6 , the occupying Turkish army launched an occupation operation in the areas of Karabalya and İngani villages of Başkale district of Van. In the ongoing operation occupying forces are conducting ambush activities on the area.

5. On July 8, at 19.00, our forces carried out an action targeting security hub of the İkizce outpost on Şırnak-Cizre road. One enemy soldier killed in the action.

After the action, the occupying forces bombarded the area with howitzers and mortars.

6. In our statement dated July 8, we shared the information that on June 7,  at around 08:50, our forces carried out a sabotage action targeting Siirt's Baykan district governor and the invading forces providing his security near the Erbo outpost. In the action, four security guards were killed.

7. In the statement dated on July 3, we shared information that four of our comrades fell as martyr in Amed's Lice district. The ID information of our fallen comrades is as following;

Nom de Guerre: Salih Kılıç

Name Surname: Mehmet Doğan

Place of Birth: Elazığ

Mother's - Father's Name: Elif- Sabri

Date and Place of Martyrdom:  June 30,  2017 / Amed

Nom de Guerre: Farqin Demhat

Name Surname: Hakan Özünlü

Place of Birth: Amed

Mother's - Father's Name: Münevver- Abdulsamet

Date and Place of Martyrdom:  June 30,  2017 / Amed

Nom de Guerre: Deşti Artım

Name Surname: Şakir Özaydın

Place of Birth: Amed

Mother's - Father's Name: Medya- Mehmet

Date and Place of Martyrdom:  June 30,  2017 / Amed

Nom de Guerre: Serhıldan İzmir

Name Surname: Hakan Kızıl

Place of Birth: İzmir

Mother's - Father's Name: Sakine- Arslan

Date and Place of Martyrdom:  June 30,  2017 / Amed

July 9, 2017

HPG Press Release