Press release
1. Within the scope of the second phase of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalîn Muş revolutionary campaign, our guerrilla forces carried out actions against the occupying Turkish army in Hakkari's Şemzînan (Şemdini) and Gever districts.
On September 10, at 15.00, our YJA Star forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army's Grana outpost in Şemzinan. In the action, the enemy positions and buildings in the outposts were struck effectively with 14 rockets. The number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers in the action, where many positions were destroyed and buildings were damaged, could not be clarified.
Following the action, the occupying forces bombarded the area with howitzers and mortars. According to information obtained, after the action, there was intense ambulance activity in the outpost.
On September 11, between 08.00 and 16.00 hours, our forces targeted enemy soldiers deployed on the Şikêrê Sipî hill of Şemzinan (Şemdinli). The number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be determined in these actions where enemy positions were struck effectively.
After the actions, the occupying Turkish army bombarded the area with howitzers and mortars.
On the same day, around 18:00, our forces carried out a sabotage action targeting a Cobra-type armored vehicle which was heading from the Astenga Reş hill to the Wargenima outpost in Gever district. The number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers in the action, in which armored vehicles were damaged, could not be determined.
After the action, the occupying forces, which indiscriminately bombarded the area with heavy weapons, removed dead and wounded soldiers from the area with Sikorsky-type helicopters around 20:10.
2. Within the scope of Martyr Azad Farqin and Martyr Jinda Özgür revolutionary campaign, our forces on September 11, put under surveillance a disguised unit of the occupying Turkish army in the Bermê region in Basa (Güçlükonak) district of Sirnak. The enemy unit, which was under surveillance until morning hours, was targeted by our forces at around 18.30. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in the enemy unit which was struck effectively could not be determined.
After the action, occupying forces bombarded the area with howitzers and mortars. As a result of the bombardment, a fire which broke out in the area and still continues.
3. On September 11, during the morning hours, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in Bespin, Têrka and Banêxınır villages of Silopi district of Şırnak. Occupying forces which conducting search - scan activity withdrew in the evening on the same day without any results.
4. On September 7, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation with the support of unmanned aerial vehicles in the area of Sisê in Amed's Lice district. During the operation the occupying forces used intensive technical and air attacks. In these attacks, our three comrades fell as martyrs.
The ID information of our martyr comrades are as following;
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Nom de Guerre: Lezgin Amed |
Lezgin – Ömer Ekici
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Kod Adı: Rumet Boynate |
Rumet – Metin Kaplan
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Kod Adı: Zana Farqin |
Zana – Sedat Bilir
September 12, 2017
HPG Press Centre