Press Release
1. Within the scope of the Martyr Piroz and Martyr Agirî Revolutionary Campaign, our forces carried a series of actions against the occupying Turkish army. In this context;
On May 16, around 09:30, our YJA Star forces carried out simultaneous actions against the occupying Turkish army stationed on Şundirê and Deştanê areas of Hakkari's Çelê (Çukurca) district. The number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be determined in the action where enemy positions were put under intense fire.
On the same day, at 12.00, our forces carried out an action targeting enemy positions on the Kuroşino hill in Çelê district. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in the enemy positions could not be determined.
Again, on the same day, around 22:00 hours, materials belonging to the soldiers which were used for building the outpost were destroyed by our forces near Helankê outpost in the Şemzînan district of Hakkari. Following the action, Turkish troops attempting to intervene in the scene were struck by our guerrilla forces. Three special unit members were killed in the action.
On May 17, at 10.45, our guerrilla forces carried out an action targeting the positions of the occupying forces in the valley of Ali Direj in the area of Lêlîkan within the territory of Southern Kurdistan. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in the enemy positions could not be determined.
On the same day at 10.45, our forces carried out an action against the invading soldiers positioned on the Ali Dirêj valley. In the action where enemy positions were effectively struck, two positions were destroyed, and three soldiers were identified killed.
On the same day, at 13.10, our YJA Star forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army positioned on the Tepê Xwedê area in the Barzan region within the territory of Southern Kurdistan. The number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be determined here.
2. Within the scope of the Martyr Delal Amed and Besta Martyrs Revolutionary Campaign, on May 17, at 09.30, our guerrilla forces carried out an action against the contras providing the security of the road between Şırnak and Cizre. Two contras were killed in this action.
3. On May 17, at 05.10, our forces carried out a sabotage action targeting contras conducting road control in the area of Geliyê Hesko in Siirt's Şîrvan district. In this action, one contra was identified killed and another one was wounded.
4 On May 17, the occupying Turkish army carried out air attacks on the Medya Defence Zones. In this context;
Gundê Guzê around Gare region at 11.30, Arıs Farıs valley in the Avaşin area at 12.00, and Evdilkofi slopes in the Xakurke area at 20:30 were bombarded by warplanes of the occupying Turkish army.
May 18, 2018
HPG Press Centre