Press Release
1. Detail of the action within the scope of the ‘Battle of Heftanin’ campaign against the Turkish invasion operation ongoing in the Hetanin region are as follow;
On June 25, at noon, our guerrilla forces carried out a series of assassination actions targeting the soldiers of the invading Turkish army positions on the Dupişk hill area. In these actions, 3 enemy soldiers were killed. On the same day, our forces carried out actions against the invading forces. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in these actions, where the enemy's locations were hit, could not be clarified.
On June 25, at 15.30, our guerrillas targeted the Turkish soldiers on move from Martyr Şehmus and Martyr Şexmus areas to Martyr Cudi and Martyr Dersim areas in the afternoon. Following the action, the invaders bombed the area intensely. While it couldn’t be determined how many soldiers were killed or wounded here, our comrade named Nucan who fought heroically against the enemy fell as a martyr.
Also, our forces carried out an assassination action against enemy troops trying to advance in this area and 1 soldier was killed.
During the night of the same day, the invading Turkish army bombed Şeşdara area and around Minine village with fighter jets. Yesterday, our comrade Zeria, who fought heroically against the enemy in the clashes in Şeşdara area, fell as a martyr.
2. Within the scope of the Martyr Bager and Martyr Ronya Revolutionary Campaign, on June 25, at 12.00, our forces targeted the invading Turkish army on the Lelikan Hill in the Xakurkê region from the Medya Defence Zones. In this action, 1 enemy soldier was killed.
3. On May 25, at 6.30, a base station in the Bercum village area in the Hizan district of Bitlis was destroyed by our forces.
4. On June 8, clashes erupted between our forces and the invading Turkish army in Deşta Silopiya area in the Cudi mountain region of Şirnex (Şırnak). While one of our guerrillas fell a martyr during the clashes.
5. On June 25, at 23.30, the invading Turkish army warplanes bombed the Saca area from the Medya Defence Zones in the Zap region.
We did not experience any loss in these bombardments.
June 26, 2020
HPG Press Centre