Press Release
1. On 8 April, between 10.30 and 12.30, our forces carried out actions with heavy weapons against the soldiers the Koordine Hill on the border of Hakkari's Çel (Çukurca). In the action where positions and containers were shot effectively; One soldier was killed and three containers were also hit. Again, at 11:00 am, our forces shot the soldiers on the hill with RPG-7 rocket launchers and assassination guns. One soldier was killed and one soldier injured here.
- On April 9th (today) at 07.00 hours, our forces carried out an action with heavy weapons against the soldiers at the Martyr Cihat Hill. A position was destroyed in this action. The number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be clarified.
2. On April 6th, the warplanes of the Turkish army had bombarded the area of Avashin and the Qandil region from our Medya Defense Zones. We have explained that we had lost contact with two of our guerrillas in these bombardments. Two of our guerrilla comrades on duty were martyred as a result of the bombardments.
The ID information of our martyr comrades is as following;
Nom de Guerre: Asya Serdar
First-Last Name: Zilan Endakçı
Place of Birth: Van
Mother's - Father's Name: Sabiha - Selahattin
Date and Place of Martyrdom: April 6, 2017 / Medya Defense Zones
Nom de Guerre: Roj Rodi
First-Last Name: Şilan Sayak
Place of Birth: Bingöl
Mother's - Father's Name: Güneş - Cengiz
Date and Place of Martyrdom: April 6, 2017 / Medya Defense Zones
April 9, 2017
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