Press Release
1. On April 9, at 11:00 am, our forces carried out an action against the Hill Yekmal outpost in Qilaban (Uludere) district of Şırnak. Our forces shot with RPG-7 rocket launchers and personal weapons Turkish army's containers, positions and armored vehicles at close range. In this action, the number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be clarified.
2.On April 4, at 05:00, the Turkish army launched an operation at the Kela Beremirê, Kela Aşılmê, Martyr Sarya hill and Hill Ortê areas of the Gabar area with the support of Cobra-type helicopters. At 6:00 pm, the Turkish army carried out setdowns to the ridges of the Martyr Sarya hill and clashes started. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in these clashes has not been clarified.
On the same day in the Kela Beremirê area, our YJA Star forces carried out a sabotage action against the soldiers who were in operation. In this action, 3 soldiers were killed and 5 soldiers were wounded. After the action, the Cobra-type helicopters bombed the area randomly.
On April 5, at 5:30 pm, our YJA Star forces carried out an action against an arm of the operation in the field of Kela Aşılmê. In this action, the number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be clarified. At 16.00 on the same day, our forces hit the soldiers in the Beremirê area, where one soldier was killed. At the same hours, our forces that carried out assassination actions killed three soldiers.
On April 6, at 09.30, the warplanes of the Turkish army carried out bombardment in the Gabar area. As a result of the clashes in the operation, we have not been able to get contact with one of our guerrillas.
3On April 7, an operation was launched by the Turkish army in the area of Gırê Çolya of the Silopi district of Şırnak. The operation was expanded and continued with soldiers placed in many small hills around the surrounding area. At 12:00 pm, a group of our guerrillas organized an infiltration operation against soldiers located on a hill near the village of Gıre Çolya. Our forces hit the targets effectively during the clashes. As a result of the action, the number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be clarified.
Information not yet clarifed for this action will be announced later.
On the same day at 17:00, two assassination actions were carried out against soldiers located at the Gırê Yadê hill. The result of the action could not be clarified.
April 10, 2017
HPG Press Centre