HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

1- On 5 April in between 16:00-18:00 hours, our guerrillas carried out actions with heavy weaponary against the Bilican Regiment Commandment and the Military station of Gire, in the district of Cukurca, Hakkari. As a result of these actions while most of the militarybuildings damaged, the number of dead and wounded soldiers of enemy couldn't be able to clerified. Aftermath of action, the occupier force of the Turkish state army carried away the corpses and wounded soldiers with scorscy type helicopters from the area.

2- The occupier force of the Turkish state army carried out obus and mortar attacks on the Hills of Sehit Mazlum, Sehit Ferhat and Angola; the Villages of Betkare, Spindaroke, Zewka and Baluka; and the Valley of the Zap River/Zap/the Medya Defence Areas. Also, in these obus cannons they used marble bombs, where the usage of these marble bombs have been forbidden by the international agreements.

3- On 4 April, the occupier forces of the Turkish state army launched a military operation in the surrounding area of the Bezoke military station in the district of Semdinli/Hakkari. As a result of clashes occurred in between our guerrillas and the operational forces of the enemy, 1 lieutenant and 1 professional sergant killed by our guerrillas. The military operation in the area still continues with hidden units by carrying out search and ambushes.

HPG Media and Communication Center

07.04.2012