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Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

The occupying Turkish state’s military maneouvres are continuing above the Media Defence Areas during Newroz. Drones and fighter jets have been flying over the area since March 20th.

1. On 20th March fighter jet planes belonging to the occupying Turkish army flew over our Media Defence Area's Zagros region between 11:45 - 12:15 hours. Also on 20th March drones flew at 18:00 o'clock until 23:00 o'clock over the same region. On 21st March drones belonging to the occupying Turkish army flew over the Zagros region between 14:00 - 01:00 hours. The next day fighter jet planes flew over the same region between 09:40 - 10:30 hours. 

2. On 20th March fighter jet planes belonging to the occupying Turkish army flew over our Metina region between 12:00 - 13:30 hours. On 21st March fighter jet planes flew over same region between 09:00 - 10:00 hours. 

3. On 22nd March drones flew over the Kandil area at 09:00 o'clock and it is countinuing until now. Also on 20th March fighter jet planes flew over our Zap region between 12:00 - 13:00 hours. On 21st March fighter jet planes flew ovet the same region between 09:00 - 10:30 hours.

4. On 20th March fighter jets flew over the Media Defence Area's Haftanin region between 07:10 - 10:00 and 12:15 - 13:15 hours and today it was countinuing between 07:00 - 09:45 hours. 

5. On 20th March the Turkish Armed Forces began transferring their soldiers to all of the army stations in the Şemzinan area. Also they wanted to build their army stations on the border line of Media Defence Areas, Katuna, Gare, Haruna, Radyolog, and Helena regions.

6.On 20th March fighter jets flew over the border line of our Xakurke region between 11:00 - 20:00 hours. On the same day drones flew over the same region between 20:00 - 21:00 hours. On 21st March fighter jets flew over Xakurke region between 11:30 - 12:00 hours. 

7. On 20th March fighter jets belonging flew over our Gare region between 12:20 - 13:30 hours. On 22nd flew over Gare region at 09:00 o'clock and it is countinuing until now. 

8. On 19th March drones flew over the Cudi region of Silopi/Sirnak and this flight is countinuing until now.

22 March 2014

HPG Press and Communication Center