Press Release

1. On July 24, within the scope of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş revolutionary campaign, our forces carried out an action against the Şîkera Spî hill in Şemdinli district of Hakkari province.

In the hill where 12 positions were located, 6 positions targeted were hit with heavy weapons. While three positions were destroyed as a result of the hits, six soldiers located at the positions were killed and the number of wounded soldiers could not be clarified. After the action, the occupying Turkish army bombed with howitzers and mortars the action area until 18:00 hours.

2. On July 24, within the scope of the Martyr Azad and Martyr Jinda revolutionary campaign, our forces carried out an action against a vehicle heading to the Çirê outpost in Siirt-Baykan at 08:30 hours. In the ambush action carried out effectively where the civilian vehicle was struck from 50 meters, one sergeant and two other soldiers of the occupying Turkish army were killed, including another which was wounded.

After the action the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the area with the support of the village guards of Madora and Keli Asêh villages, alongside helicopters.

-On July 25, at 22.00 hours, our forces carried out a sabotage action against an oil pipeline in Batman-Kozuk. The oil pipeline has been destroyed in this action.

3. On July 24, our forces carried out an action against occupying Turkish army soldiers positioned on the Çarçela Siser hill in Hakkari's Yüksekova district. In the action, the tents located on the hill were targeted and hit. The number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers in the action could not be clarified.

4. On July 22, during the morning hours, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the villages of Soran, Pise, Sorxaç, Sokan and Kurike in the Başkale district of Van. This operation was withdrawn inconclusively in the evening hours of July 25. The ambush activity around these villages still continues.

5. On July 25, at 18.30 hours, warplanes bombed the Kani Sarke area of the Zap region.

6. An individual named Bahtiyar Aydın Özşener in the Van region is carrying out contra activity, reporting locals and leading the occupying Turkish army's operations in the area. Our people need to be cautious against these kind of activities.

26 July, 2017

HPG Press Centre