To our People and the General Public!
We have refrained from all kinds of practices that would give rise to a conflict and have adhered to the decision of legitimate defense position of the HGP (People's Defense Forces) - excluding some mandatory situations - which has been extended to 15 June.
However the Turkish state's attacks have not declined, on the contrary these attacks have been enhanced through new methods and tactics.
The army of the Turkish Republic has taken advantage of the month of April just as it had done with the past no-action, passive defense and unilateral ceasefire periods and made military operations in the areas under control of guerrilla. We have the right to retaliate against all the operations and attacks carried out. However because we took into consideration the vulnerability of the general public and wished to make our contributions to the final chance given to peace we tried not to enter into clashes or attack specific targets at the cost of our own lives. This position taken by us has been evaluated as a weakness and a loss of ability to combat by the Turkish state and it has not abstained from intense technically supported annihilation operations.
In total 23 of our comrades lost their lives in the month of April, thus this month has been a difficult month for us. The losses were a result of lack of precautions, not grasping the reality of the enemy and well-intentions. It has been emotionally straining because the losses incurred were not timely. There will be lessons drawn from these martyrdoms and thus the struggle to defend our people's honorable claims and the attainment of freedom shall be ever stronger.
HPG shall be ready for a Revolutionary People's Warfare and in accordance with the orders it receives from its people and movement it shall continue with its duties and responsibilities in line with Apoist spirit and devotion.
Chronicle for the Month of April
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Number of retaliation actions taken up by our Guerrillas |
5 |
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Total number of enemy personnel killed |
13 |
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Military operations taken up by the Turkish army |
15 |
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Cobra helicopter attacks by the Turkish army |
5 |
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Air raids by the Turkish army |
2 |
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Total mortar and howitzer attacks by the Turkish army |
30 |
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Number of guerrillas that have been martyred |
23 |
Note:
In this chronicle, the operations that have been realized within the same area and are often intertwined have been counted as a single operation. The number of operations given are limited to the operations that occurred within the areas under the guerrilla control. The information obtained after the statements made about a certain clash or attacks made have not been processed. Many of the mortar and howitzer attacks are attacks that have effected many meters square of area and are in fact multiple attacks in one.
HPG Headquarters Command
3 May 2011