HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

1. Within the scope of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş revolutionary campaign, the actions of our forces continue. Within this scope; On July 26, at 17.00, our forces carried out an assassination action targeting occupying Turkish army soldiers deployed on Martyr Botan hill of Hakkari's Çukurca district. In the action, one soldier was killed. After the action, the enemy soldiers opened fired at their surroundings indiscriminately, and at around 21.00, the helicopter removed the bodies of dead soldiers.

2. On July 27, our forces also carried out an action with heavy weapons against the Martyr Botan Hill of Hakkari Çukurca district and two positions were destroyed here. Four soldiers were killed in the action. After the action, the occupying Turkish Army bombarded the region with howitzers and mortars.

3. On July 27, at 06.20, within the scope of the Martyr Azad and Martyr Jinda revolutionary campaign, our forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army soldiers between Erbo and Velkanıs outposts in Siirt's Baykan district. During the exchange of soldiers with the transit vehicle, our forces fired at the vehicle. One soldier was killed as a result of the action, while the number of other dead and wounded soldiers could not be clarified.

4. On July 26, at 07.10, an action was organized by our forces against the occupying Turkish army soldiers located at the guardhouse of Tinge outpost in Van's Çatak district. Two soldiers were killed and three others were wounded in the action.

After the action, the occupying Turkish army bombed the area with tanks, howitzers and mortars.

July, 27, 2017

HPG Press Centre