Press Release
1. On December 10, at 16.00, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation on the Navsera Gabar area in the Gabar mountain of Sirnak, with the support of unmanned aerial vehicles. On the same day at 22.10 hours, our forces carried out four sabotage actions against the operation units. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in this action could not be clarified. Following the action, the occupying forces bombed the area with howitzer and mortar shells until 02.00 on December 12.
On December 11, around 08.30, our forces targeted the operation units one again with sabotage actions. Three enemy soldiers were identified killed in these actions, and many enemy soldiers have been wounded. On the same day, at 22.00, the occupying forces carried away their dead and wounded soldiers from the area with sikorsy-type helicopters.
On December 13, our forces put under surveillance a unit of the operation and conducted an action. Two soldiers have been identified killed in the enemy unit struck effectively, and one soldier has been wounded. The occupying Turkish army which bombed the area with howitzer and mortar shells after the action, was forced to withdraw inconclusively on the same day at 17.30 hours.
2. On December 10, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the countryside of Mardin’s Kerboran (Dargecit) district. Conflicts have erupted between our guerrilla unit and the occupying army during the operation. Our comrades Rubar and Rojger, who fought heroically against the enemy forces in these clashes, have reached martyrdom.
The ID information of our martyr comrades is as following;
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Nom de Guerre: Rubar Kerboran Name- Surname: Bahoz Baysal Place of Birth: Mardin Mother's- Father's Name: Taybet – Mehmet Ali Date and Place of Martyrdom: December 10, 2017 / Mardin |
Rubar – Bahoz Baysal
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Nom de Guerre: Rojger Kerboran Name- Surname: Şahin Acar Place of Birth: Mardin Mother's- Father's Name: Mehdiye - Alaaddin Date and Place of Martyrdom: December 10, 2017 / Mardin |
Rojger – Şahin Acar
Comrade Rubar Kerboran came to the world in 1988 as the child of a patriotic family in Mardin’s Kerboran district, and has met with the Kurdish freedom movement from a young age. Rubar comrade, after recognizing the Turkish fascism, has carried out active struggle against it and has not bowed down to the enemy in the prisons he has stayed in for a period of time. After stepping out from prison, comrade Rubar has turned himself to the Kurdistan mountains in 2012.
Comrade Rubar has been in attempts to become a good guerrilla and militant ever since he joined the guerrilla. He has taken also part in the works of the HPG Press Centre for a period. Comrade Rubar, who eternised all the memories of the guerrilla during his time in the mountain press works, has been the follower of a stance worthy of the legacy passed over by Xelil’s and Arhat’s.
Comrade Rubar, who did not refrain back from our Leader’s target of being a good and successful militant, turned himself to the Botan area in 2016, to say stop to the Turkish state’s fascism. Comrade Rubar, who stayed in many areas in Botan, becoming an example in everywhere he lived, has pioneered with his hardworking personality and sacrifice.
Comrade Rojger Kerboran was born in Mardin in 1991. He has joined the guerrilla ranks at a time where the Turkish state attacks the Kurdish people, in 2014, taking with him also the reactionism of the area. Comrade Rojger, known by his humble stance, has become one of our comrades who represented the Apoist personality. Comrade Rojger, who fought in the frontlines against Turkish state fascism, struggled until his very last breath for the freedom of the Kurdish struggle.
Two of our comrades, who lost their lives in their homelands, became the representatives of the resistant Kurdish tradition which does not bow down to Turkish state fascism, and will be commemorated in our struggle. We express condolences to the families of our martyrs foremost, and our patriotic people and we reiterate our promise to stay devoted to their memories.
December 17, 2017
HPG Press Centre