Press Release

1. The details of the invasion attacks launched by the invading Turkish army against the Heftanin region and the details of guerrilla actions against the invaders are as follow:

At 18.00, our guerrilla forces carried out an action against the operation units of the invading Turkish army on the Dupişk hill. In the action, our guerrillas hit enemy forces effectively and 4 enemy soldiers were punished.

At 19.00, our guerrillas targeted an attack helicopter trying to airdropped soldiers on the Geliyê Pisaxa area. The enemy helicopter was forced to retreat from the area.

At 9.30, the Turkish occupying army, under the protection of attack helicopters, tried to airdrop troops to the Navsera Xantur area. Our forces targeted the attack helicopters and forced them to retreat.

At 22:40 a Cobra helicopter came into the line of fire of our forces over Xantur. The helicopter was severely hit and damaged and was forced to turn back.

In the night hours, our forces carried out a sabotage action against the occupying forces on Hill Berxwedan in Xantur area. The number of casualties in the sabotage could not be clarified.

Also, warplanes of the invading Turkish army bombed Geliyê Pisaxa, Bektorya and Xantur in the Heftanin region.

2. Within the scope of the Martyr Bager and Martyr Ronya Revolutionary Campaign, on June 22, at 09.30, our guerrilla forces carried out a series of assassination actions targeting the invading Turkish army soldiers on the Şifreza area of Hakkari’s Çelê district. In these actions, 32 enemy soldiers were punished.

3. The invading Turkish army launches an operation launched on 21 June in Mergezerê area near Uludere was withdrawn the very next day without result.

4. An operation launched on 19 June in the outskirts of the village of Siyamir in Tatvan was followed by air attacks and clashes. In the course of this operation our friends Çekdar and Dersim fell as martyrs. On June 22, the occupying forces withdrew from this area.

5. On June 8, the invading Turkish army launched an operation in the rural area of Qerebaxan County of the Elaziğ. The following day fierce battles broke out between our forces and the occupying forces, resulting in heavy losses in the enemy ranks. Our friends Devran and Fîraz fell as martyrs during the clashed.

June 23, 2020

HPG Press Centre