Press Release

1. The actions of our forces against the invasion operation of the invading Turkish army launched in the Heftanin region continue. The details of the actions carried out within the scope of the “Battle of Heftanin Revolutionary Campaign” on July 25 as follows:

At 17:00, our forces carried out an assassination action targeting the invaders positioned on the Martyr Adar hill and 1 soldier was punished.

Between 21.00 and 22.00, the Cobra-type assault helicopter of the invaders trying to bomb the Dupişk hill area was targeted by our forces. This helicopter, which was put under heavy fire, was forced to move away from the area.

As a result of the invading Turkish army bombardment on the Xantur area with howitzers and mortars between 03:00 and 07:00 on July 26, a fire broke out in the forest areas.

2. On July 27, at 06.40, our forces carried out an action against the Sor hill outpost in the Çelê (Çukurca) district of Colemêrg (Hakkari). In this action, where enemy positions and shelters were effectively struck, while 2 positions were destroyed, the number of soldiers punished and injured could not be clarified.

On the same day, at 08:30, our forces targeted the Deştanê outpost Çelê district. The number of soldiers punished and injured in this action could not be clarified.

3. On July 1, clashes took place between the invading Turkish army and our forces between Tepê Xwedê and Tepê Bayrak areas in the Avaşin region in the Media Defence Zones. Our comrade Çiya, who fought heroically against the enemy troops until the last bullet, was martyred during the clashes.

The ID information of our comrade is as follows:

Nom de Guerre: Çiya Amed Name Surname: Barış Tektaş Birth Place: Amed Mother's-Father's Name: Semra - Bedri Date and Place of Martyrdom: 1 July 2020 / Avasin

Çiya – Barış Tektaş

4. Our guerrilla forces punished a collaborator by the name of Yılmaz Demir who had played a role in the killing of two of our guerrillas - Helwest Partizan and Zafer Bagok- on 19 November 2016, in Bagok region of Mardin province. As part of the Martyr Medya Mawa and Martyr Rizgar Gever Vengeance Campaign, our guerrillas punished Yılmaz Demir at 21:30 on July 25.

On July 26, at 07.00, our forces carried out a sabotage action against a base station in the Seravê area of ​​Bagok region and the base station was completely destroyed.

July 27, 2020

HPG Press Centre