Press Release

1. On October 25, the occupying Turkish army launched an extensive operation in the Reşanê village in Amed's Lice district, the Zılek and Berbuş villages in Hazro district and the Mala Çalê, Mala Gır, Hındês, Şêlıma and Cumatê villages of Farqin (Silvan) district.

Our forces, within the scope of the Martyr Azad and Martyr Jinda Özgür revolutionary campaign launched in the region, put under surveillance an operation unit near the Hındês village at 09.10 on October 27. Our forces which infiltrated close to the enemy unit effectively hit the enemy soldiers on two arms. Eight soldiers have been killed in the enemy unit hit in close range while many others were wounded. On the same day the occupying forces carried away its dead and wounded soldiers from the area with sikorsy-type helicopters.

On the same day, our guerrilla forces organized a sabotage action targeting  unit of the operation in the Berbuş strait in Hazro district. As a result of the detonation of the traps set up in two positions, both positions were destroyed, 8 soldiers were killed and 4 soldiers were wounded. Following the action, the occupying forces removed dead and wounded soldiers from the area with Sikorsky helicopters.

This occupation operation, in which our forces inflicted heavy blows, forced to retreat without any result, on October 28.

2. On October 17, at 17.20, one of our units carried out a sabotage action during the passing of a police shuttle vehicle from the Okan Merzeci Boulevard Dikenli Highway Roundabout in the Yenişehir district of central Mersin. 10 police officers were identified killed in the targeted vehicle while 19 others were wounded. Our unit which carried out the action has firmly reached to their base areas.

3. Within the scope of the Martyr Serdem and Martyr Nudem revolutionary campaign, on October 28, at 12.30, our forces have targeted two hills where the enemy was positioned in the Deriyê Beroj zone of Şırnak. Three soldiers have been identified killed in this action where the enemy's positions on the hills were effectively hit.

After the action, the occupying forces which carried away its dead and wounded soldiers from the area with sikorsy-type helicopters, bombed the Şehriban area with howitzer and mortar shells.

4. Within the scope of the second phase of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş revolutionary campaign, our forces carried out actions against the occupying Turkish army in Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) and Çelê (Çukurca) districts. At 08.20 our forces carried out an action targeting the enemy positions and booths on the hill. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in this action where the enemy's hill was hit effectively could not be determined.

At 19.40 and 10.30 hours our forces carried out two assassination actions against the enemy soldiers located on the Martyr Elişêr hill of Gever. Two enemy soldiers have been identified killed in these actions.

At 14.30 our forces carried out an action against an enemy unit located on the Martyr Cudi hill near the Petrur zone in Çelê. One soldier has been killed in this action where the enemy unit was put under intense fire.

October 29, 2017

HPG Press Centre