HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

1. Within the scope of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş revolutionary campaigns, our forces carried out actions against the occupying Turkish army in Çelê (Çukurca) and Şemzinan (Şemdinli) districts of Hakkari.

On June 30, at 08.30, our forces organized an assassination action against the Derik outpost of the occupying Turkish army in Şemzinan district. One enemy soldier was killed in the action. After the action, Derik outpost bombed Arê valley with hovitzers and mortars.

On July 1, at 11:00, our forces targeted enemy soldiers deployed on the Martyr Munzur hill in Çelê district. One soldier has been identified killed in the action.

2. On June 30,at 19.00, our forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army soldiers in Sirnak's Besta battalion. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in this action, where enemy positions were hit effectively, could not be determined. After the action, the occupying Turkish army bombarded the action area with howitzers and mortars.

3. On July 1, at 06.40, our forces carried out a series of assassination actions against the Awenbenat hill of the occupying Turkish army in the mountain of Gabar in Şırnak. Two enemy soldiers were killed in the action.

4. During the occupying Turkish  army's invasion opeartion in the Zap region, disguised units has been deployed  between the Pirashinê and the Meskan hill of the Hakkari center.

On July 1, at 15.00, our forces carried out an action after put under surveillace a disguised unit. Two soldiers were killed and two soldiers were wounded in this action, where the enemy watchtower and heavy weapon position were hit effectively.

July 2, 2017

HPG Press Centre