HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

1- On 17 October, cobra type helicopters belongs to the colonist Turkish state army bombarded the area of Kaxperi/Dersim.

2- The colonist Turkish state army carried obus and mortar attack on the area of Sehit Beritan/Xakurke/the Medya Defence Areas, on 17 October in between 20:00-21:00 hours and on 18 October in between 02:00-03:00 hours.

3- The colonist Turkish state army carried obus and mortar attack on the area of Geliya Res/Xakurke/the Medya Defence Areas, on 17 October in between 21:00-22:00 hours and on 18 October in between 01:00-02:00 hours.

4- On 17 October in between 13:00-14:00 hours, the colonist Turkish state army carried obus and mortar attack on the area of Ciyares/Zap/the Medya Defence Areas.

5- On 17 October in between 13:00-14:00 hours, the colonist Turkish state army carried out obus and mortar attack on the areas of Sehit Kemal, Sehit Seyhmuz and Sehit Mervan/Haftanin/the Medya Defence Areas.

6- On 18 October in between 00:00-02:00 hours, the colonist Turkish state army carried obus and mortar attack on the areas of Bezenike, Gire Neriya, Sehit Renas, Dola Betalma, Sehit Kemal and, the Hills of Kecel, Heliz and Partizan/Haftanin/the Medya Defence Areas.

7- The Guerrilla HQ of Dersim Area made a announcement that their guerrillas do not have anything to do with killing of person named Veysi Sarisaltik on 14 October in the district of Hozat/Dersim, who was carrying bread to the army station. Our guerrillas did not carry out any action what so ever in the giving place and time.

8- For a while now, a group of contra who wears our guerrilla clothings, have been carrying out road check-up in the area of Gelisim/Semdinli/Hakkari. Our people have to be sensitive and careful to thse contra troops.

9- Our guerrillas have nothing to do with shooting on the Village guards in the area of Rubarok/Semdinli/Hakkari, on 16 October. This shooting has been carried out by Contra groups in the area in order to create a provacation.

HPG Press and Communication Center

18/10/2011