Press Release
1. On May 24, between 10.00 and 10.30, our forces carried out actions with heavy weapons against soldiers positioned on the top of Elişêr hill in the area of Oremar of Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district. In this action, the number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be clarified. - On 24th May between 14.00 - 14.30, our YJA Star forces carried out actions with heavy weapons directed at soldiers positioned on Ronahi hill in the Şemzinan area. In this action, the number of dead and injured soldiers could not be clarified.
- On May 23, at 13.30 am, our forces carried out actions with heavy weapons against Hakkari's Koordine hill, which is in Hakkari’s Çelê (Çukurca) district. In this action, the number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be clarified while 4 containers were struck.
- On May 24, between 13:00 and 14:00, our forces hit Yekmal station headquarters in Uludere district of Şırnak with heavy weapons. Here, the number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be clarified.
2. On May 23, at 20.00, our forces put a secret unit of the Turkish army positioned on the Çemê Elık hill of Amed’s (Diyarbakır) Lice district under surveillance and carried out an action against it. In this action, the number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be clarified.
- On May 24, at 11:45 am, our forces carried out a sabotage action against a group of soldiers on the Amed-Bingöl road near Qedin village of Amed's Kara (Kocaköy) district. Two soldiers were killed while 2 soldiers were wounded in this action. After the action, the Turkish army closed the road to traffic until 16.00 hours while a Sikorsy-type helicopter carried away the dead and wounded.
3. Our forces who put a unit of the Turkish army on the Xelasor hill of central Dersim under surveillance carried out an action in four different arms on May 23, at 14.00 hours. The first arm of the action carried out effective close range shots with individual weapons against the soldiers while they were gathering. Again, our forces have effectively shot a tent where the soldiers were located. Here, 4 soldiers were killed. After targeting the second tent, here one soldier was killed while three others were wounded. Our forces who entered the hill have effectively hit the tent where the enemy's unit command was located and the nearby position. The remaining arms of the action have hit the positions located on the hill and the soldiers who were escaping from the hill. Three soldiers were killed in these hits while 2 others were wounded. After the action, Sikorsy-type helicopters have carried away their dead and wounded to central Dersim. Our comrade Kemal has fallen as martyr in this action. This action where a total of 8 soldiers were killed was carried out in memory of our comrades who fell as martyrs in Dersim.
The ID information of our martyr comrade is as following:
Nom De Guerre: Kemal Berxwedan
Name Surname: Agit İpek
Place of Birth: Amed
Mother's - Father's Name: Halise – Mehmet Sait
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 23 May 2017 / Dersim
4. On May 21st our guerrilla unit in Düziçi district of Osmaniye has burnt and destroyed a large number of containers, 2 trucks and 2 dozer vehicles located in a stone quarry belonging to the AKP municipality mayor. After the action, the Turkish army launched an operation in the field. Our forces carried out an infiltration action against the soldiers positoned on the Martyr Firaz valley and struck the soldiers with individual weapons. While there are losses of the enemy here; The number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be clarified. After the action, the Turkish army carried away its dead and wounded from the area with Sikorsy helicopters. This action was carried out in memory of our comrade Zınar Qoser, who fell as martyr on April 17th in the Martyr Firaz area.
May 25, 2017
HPG Press Centre