Press Release

1. On April 16, at 11:00 am, our forces carried out an action against a group of soldiers positioned on the Şehit Rahime hill in Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) area of Oremar. In the action, five soldiers were killed while an emplacement was destroyed.

2. At 15:00 on April 15th, our forces have carried out a sabotage against a convoy of the Turkish army on move from Xavışta outpost to Sıngê outpost in Van's Şax (Çatak) district. While the number of soldiers killed or wounded in this action couldn't be clarified, casualties were retrieved by several ambulances that came to the scene following the action, after which Turkish troops shelled the surroundings.

This action was carried out to mark the hunger strike resistance in prison.

April 17, 2017

HPG Press Centre