Press Release
A public announcement was made as information was obtained about the operations the Turkish army has developed against our Mardin county many times. The details of the operational mobility in January and February and the operations launched in Nusaybin on March 20 are as follows;
1. On 12 January, Turkish troops launched an operation in and around Evsê and Erbo villages of Nusaybin. This operation has been withdrawn in an inconclusive manner.
- On February 20, contras wearing guerrilla clothing in Nusaybin's Badibê, Sêderiyê, Xırbê Mışka villages and the surrounding villages have developed mobility for a certain period of time.
- On March 15th, Turkish soldiers detained two civilians from the villages of Marinê and Xirbê of Nusaybin and threatened the villagers. Soldiers dug ditches between the villages.
- On 20 March, Turkish soldiers started an operation in the vast territory around Hêrinê, Evsê, Erbo, Sêderiyê, Hebabê, Badibê, Xirbe Mışka, Marinê, Sırıncık and Gıremira villages of Nusaybin after they had been declared banned. After the afternoon, at 14:30, the operation was extended to the strategic hills in the Martyr Felat, Martyr Mervan and Martyr Reşo areas, supported by reconnaissance planes and Cobra type helicopters.
On March 21, at 15:15, an arm of the operation was hit by our forces at close range while this operation was trying to progress by searching and scanning throughout the Bagok area.
In this action which turned to clashes, our comrade Dijwar fell as martyr, while our guerrilla named Bahtiyar was wounded and martyred whilst fighting until the last bullet.
The ID information of our martyr comrades is as follows;
Nom de Guerre: Bahtiyar Eriş
Name Surname: Serkan Alpsar
Place of Birth: Hakkari
Mother - Father Name: Fatma- Adil
Date and Place of Martyrdom: March 21, 2016/ Mardin
Nom de Guerre: Dijwar Herekol
Name Surname: Ali Burak Sayar
Place of Birth: Siirt
Mother - Father Name:Serfıraz- Hasan
Date and Place of Martyrdom: March 21, 2017/ Mardin
Our forces have organized an effective action against the JOHs (Gendarmerie Special Operations) which were positioned on the top of Martyr Nihat hill on March 22nd. One position and one tent was effectively shot and 3 JÖH members were killed here.
This operation was withdrawn on March 25th.
- In Mardin, many agents are sent to the surrounding lands by Turkish gangs in order to find information and location on the hunting ground. Against the mobility developed in the name of hunting in these areas, our people should be sensitive and should not go to the area under the name of hunting.
2. On March 27, our forces carried out an action against Bezokê police station of the Şemzinan district of Hakkari. At 07.00 hours, when our forces were approaching the station, they noticed a secret unit of the enemy. Our forces have put this secret unit under strict supervision until 1 pm and carried out an infiltration action. The secret unit has been shot with RPG-7 weapons and individual weapons in these actions. Three soldiers were killed here.
Also, when another nearby unit of the enemy tried to intervene, 7 soldiers were killed and 1 soldier was wounded after our forces hit the unit effectively with heavy and individual weapons.
In addition, the conflict with Turkish army soldiers in the field continued for about half an hour. In these conflicts, the number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be clarified.
During the withdrawal of our forces, a guerrilla lost contact with the rest of the group. After the action, the surrounding outposts bombarded the area with howitzers and mortars until night time.
March 29, 2017
HPG Press Centre