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 on July 21. Details of the actions carried out are as following;
At 08:50, our forces carried out an action against an enemy unit positioned on the Martyr Zerdeşt hill in Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district. The number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be determined in the action where enemy positions were struck effectively.
At 13.00, our forces carried out an action against enemy soldiers out on the field between the Shewata and Şêrvanê villages in Gever district. The number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be determined in the action.
Our forces carried out an action against the enemy soldiers positioned on the Lêlîkan hill in the Bradost region of Sidekan in the territory of Southern Kurdistan, at 15.00. Three soldiers were killed and one soldier was wounded in the action where the enemy soldiers were struck effectively from 2 sides.
2. On July 21, at 17.00, our forces carried out an action against an enemy unit near Nezokê village outpost in Bazid (Dogubeyazit) district of Ağrı. Within the scope of Revolutionary Victory Campaign, which was launched in Serhat State. Two soldiers were killed and one soldier was wounded in the action, where the enemy unit was struck effectively.
3. Within the scope of the Martyr Delal Amed and Besta Martyrs Revolutionary Campaign, on July 21, at 19.15, our forces carried out an action against the Güzeldere outpost in Van’s Başkale district. Two soldiers were killed in this action where the soldiers gathered in the outpost were effectively hit, and two soldiers were wounded.
4. On July 20, the invading Turkish army launched an operation in the Çemê Karê, Berê Ker, Xoşmexela and Kani Zerke areas in Siirt’s Pervari district. This operation was withdrawn from the area without any results on the afternoon of July 21.
5. In the evening hours of July 8, a guerrilla unit of ours on duty near the Goranis village in the Berwar Sêvdînê area of Hakkari encountered with enemy forces, and conflicts have taken place. Many enemy soldiers have been killed in the conflicts which have lasted for around four hours. Our comrades Bahoz and Bager, who both heroically fought against the enemy until their very last bullets, have reached martyrdom.
The ID information of our martyr comrades is as following;
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Nom de Guerre: Bager Navdar Name - Surname: Rezan Yavaş Place of Birth: Amed Mother’s - Father’s Name: Birgül - Cevat Date and Place of Martyrdom: July 8, 2018 / Hakkari |
Bager – Rezan Yavaş
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Nom de Guerre: Bahoz Welat Name - Surname: Aykut Salan Place of Birth: Van Mother’s - Father’s Name: Siti – Sinan Date and Place of Martyrdom: July 8, 2018 / Hakkari |
Bahoz – Aykut Salan
6. In our statement dated July 14, 2018, we shared the information that the invading Turkish army had launched an operation in the Kêla Memê area of Şırnak’s Qileban (Uludere) district. Two of our comrades have reached martyrdom in conflicts and bombardments, while our comrade Mehmet Goyi (Kadri Bayram) has been captured by the enemy forces in a wounded state.
The ID information of our martyr comrades is as following;
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Nom de Guerre: Argeş Tendürek Name - Surname: Soner Bozdağ Place of Birth: Van Mother’s - Father’s Name: Ismet – Beyali Date and Place of Martyrdom: July 11, 2018 / Şırnak |
Argeş – Soner Bozdağ
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Nom de Guerre: Simko Eylo Name - Surname: Ihsan Çalışkan Place of Birth: Urfa Mother’s - Father’s Name: Ayşe – Kasım Date and Place of Martyrdom: July 11, 2018 / Şırnak |
Simko – İhsan Çalışkan
7. On July 21, at 15.00, the warplanes of the invading Turkish army bombed the Sida village in the Çemço area of the Medya Defence Zones. A fire has broken out in the area as a result of the bombardment.
July 22, 2018
HPG Press Centre