HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

On 31 May at around 18:00 hour, our guerrillas carried out a road blocage action on the Road of Dersim-Erzincan. As a result, a vehicle with 5 passangers also stopped and 4 of them, whome works in building of the Rojnik military station, have been taken under custody, and the vehicle burnt by our guerrillas.

On 1 June, the occupier Turkish state army launched a military operation in the surrounding area of the Village of Gevrek/Dersim Central, under the support of cobra type helicopters. On the same day at around 12:00 hour, our guerrillas carried out an action against these operational forces of the enemy, and as a result 3 enemy soldiers killed and 2 others wounded. Aftermath of the action, operational forces of the occupier Turkish state army extent the military operation also to the Hillsides of the Demenan, Serkeftin and Konferans. We will be informing the public as we get details about the operation.

HPG Media and Communication Center

02.06.2012