HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

1. On December 18, at 07.00 am, our forces carried out an assassination action against the invading Turkish army soldiers positioned on the Elîdirêj Hill in the Sidakan region of Southern Kurdistan. While one invading soldier was wounded as a result of this action, enemy forces indiscriminately bombed surrounding areas following the action.

2.  On December 19, between 20.20 and 21.10, the invading Turkish army’s warplanes carried out air attacks against the Martyr Rüstem and Martyr Delila hills, Saddam Hill and the Zeregol Hill in the Medya Defence Zones. Our forces have responded to these attacks at the same time, and as a result enemy helicopters were forced to retreat from the area.

 

December 20, 2018

HPG Press Centre