Press Release
1. Within the scope of the Martyr Pîroz and Martyr Agirî Revolutionary Campaign, our forces carried out actions against the invading Turkish army. The details of the actions within this scope and its results are as following;
On May 26, around 00.10 hours, our forces carried out an action against an outpost which was being newly built in the Eldê neighbourhood in Hakkari’s Şemzînan (Şemdinli) district. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in the sabotage actions which were carried out against the vehicles used for the construction of the outpost, and the shelters positioned by the enemy forces, could not be determined. Following the action, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation with many armoured vehicles.
Heavy conflicts have taken place between our forces and the invaders in this operation. Three special operations members were killed in these conflicts, and eight others were wounded. Two of our comrades who fought heroically against the enemy forces have reached martyrdom. The ID information of our comrades who reached martyrdom will be shared with the public later on.
On May 27, at 00.10 and 01.00, our YJA Star forces carried out two actions against the occupying forces positioned on the top of Haruna hill in Şemzinan. Two enemy soldiers were killed in the action.
On May 25, at 14.30, our forces organized an assassination action against the soldiers working on the Martyr Gafur hill in Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district. In this action, one enemy soldier was killed.
2. On May 25, at 19.10, our guerrilla forces carried out an action against the Şerga outpost on Bingöl and Elazığ highway. The number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be determined in the action, where enemy positions, shelters and armored vehicles were struck from two sides.
3. Within the scope of the Martyr Delal Amed and Besta Martyrs Revolutionary Campaign, on May 25, our forces carried out an assassination action against the soldiers in the Xirabê Alê outpost in Mardin’s Bagok region. One enemy soldier was killed in the action.
4. On May 18, a group of comrades heading to their duty between the Geliyê Sol and Tilek villages in Dersim’s Ovacık district, encountered with the invading Turkish forces and a brief conflict has taken place. Following the conflict, the invading forces intensively bombed the area. Two of our comrades have reached martyrdom as a result of the heavy air attacks. The ID information of our martyr comrades is as following;
Nom de Guerre: Mazlum Duraklı Name - Surname: Mustafa Temur Place of Birth: Aleppo Mother’s - Father’s Name: Şiraz - Zekeriya Date and Place of Martyrdom: May 18, 2018 / Dersim |
Mazlum – Mustafa Temur
Nom de Guerre: Suat Roj Name - Surname: Suat Akkaya Place of Birth: Amed Mother’s - Father’s Name: Emine - Mehmet Date and Place of Martyrdom: May 18, 2018 / Dersim |
Suat – Suat Akkaya
May 27, 2018
HPG Press Centre