HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC
1-On 11 October at around 15:50 hour, our guerrillas carried out a Road control on the Road of Dersim-Erzincan, at the intersection of Tevnesi. During the road control, 4 people in a minibus open fire on our guerrillas and as a result clashes occurred for a while. While the number of killed and wounded enemy couldn’t be able to clarified, one of our guerrilla name Serhat Van has reached to martyr as a result of opened fire of the enemy. Aftermath of the action, the occupier Turkish state army intervened to the area of clashes with cobra and sikorski type helicopters.
The I.D. detail of our martyred guerrilla is;
Code Name: Harun Van
Real Name: Sukru Agirbas
Name of Mother/Father: Ikrar/Selahattin
Place of Birth: Ozalp, Van
Date and Place of Birth: 11 October 2012 / Dersim
2-On 9 October, the occupier Turkish state army launched a military operation on the areas of Zargoit, Kox, Calkiran, Dest and surrounding areas/Dersim. Enemy forces taken all the roads under control and then carried out obus and mortar bombardments on the area until 11 October. While the military operation pulled back on 12 October with no results, the hidden enemy units still carrying out search and ambushes in these areas. Also, these areas have been announced temporary military areas by enemy.
3-On 10 October at around 12:00 hour, our guerrillas carried out an action against enemy soldiers in the area of Gire Cetan, in the district of Gever/Hakkari. As a result, 1 enemy soldier killed by our guerrillas. Aftermath of the action, our guerrillas carried out a separate action on the sikorsky type helicopter which tried to take the corps of the killed soldiers. As a result, the sikorski type helicopter hit and damaged by our guerrillas and the damaged helicopter had to fly away from the area.
On 11 October in between 13:00-14:00 hours, our guerrillas carried out a separate action in the area of Gire Ceta. As a result, 1 enemy soldier killed by our guerrillas. In mean time, our guerrilla also retaliated against a sikorski type helicopter, which intervened to the area. The helicopter had to retreat from the area.
4-On 12 October at around 13:00 hour, our guerrillas carried an action on a work-yard for a road building in betweeb the Villages of Zivinga Sikaka and Findika/Gabar belongs to a company working in collaboration with enemy and warned by our guerrillas before. As a result, 1 Bulldozer and 1 rock breaker have been burnt and 3 telephones have been confiscated by our guerrillas.
On 12 October in between 13:00-17:00 hours, our guerrillas carried out a road control in between the town of Mezra and the district of Beytussebap/Sirnak. While the vehicles stopped and the I.D.s controlled, our guerrillas also inform the people about latest developments. During the road control, our guerrillas detained a village-guard name Nesim Timur and a teacher name Filiz Sumer.
5-On 12 October in between 18:00-20:00 hours, our guerrillas carried out an action against a work-yard belong to a state in between the Villages of Besipin and Gite, in the district of Silopi/Sirnak. Our guerrillas warned the workers, who digs coal and carry them to the Thermic Powerhouse where complain made forward by the people for causing danger for human health. The workers also been informed about the latest developments. Our guerrillas also destroyed 7 Ladles, 2 rock breaker, 2 bulldozers, 2 Drillers, 3 trucks, 1 Jeep, 2 Lorries, 1 small lorry, 15 small walki-talkies, 55 telephones; and, 1 small walkie-talkie and 63 electric funye have been confiscated.
6-On 11 October at around 19:00 hour, the war-planes belong to the occupier Turkish state army carried out air-bombardments on the area of Ertus, in the district of Cukurca/Hakkari.
7-The occupier Turkish state army have been carrying out obus and mortar bombardments on the Village of Zeve, the areas of Ertus and Kucuk Gare/Cukurca/Hakkari, since 11 October.
HPG Media and Communication Center
13. 10. 2012