Press Release
1. Within the scope of the second phase of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş revolutionary campaign, our forces carried out actions against the occupying Turkish army in Hakkari's Şemzînan (Şemdinli) district.
On September 9, our forces carried out an extensive action against the occupying Turkish army's operation unit in Şemzînan's Gostê area, the enemy soldiers positioned on Kurê Mızgeftê and the Stunê outpost.
In the action where the occupying Turkish army's Kurê Mızgeftê and Stunê outposts were put under fire intensively on three arms, our forces simultaneously targeted the operation unit in the Gostê area. The positions of the enemy unit in Gostê, which was put under the surveillance of our forces, were effectively struck at 04.40 hours. Effective and accurate hits were inflicted on the enemy forces which were hit in close range. 6 enemy positions, including 3 defensive positions under intensive fire, were destroyed by our forces.
In these actions, 18 enemy soldiers were killed. After the actions, the occupying Turkish army bombarded the area with howitzers and mortars, and removed dead and wounded soldiers from the area with mules. As a result of the bombings, a fire broke out in the field.
On the same day at 08.20 hours, our forces conducted an action against the Asayish of Çemê Kurkê in Şemzînan. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in this action, where our forces targeted enemy positions, could not be clarified. After the action, the invader forces bombarded the area with tanks, howitzers and mortars.
2. On September 7, the disguised unit of the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the Kırê Halaç, Demirkapı and Qederçavuş areas of Ağrı's Gılidağ region.
Within the scope of the Martyr Mahir, Martyr Eylem and Martyr Argeş revolutionary campaign, our forces targeted an operation unit of the enemy on the same day at 23.50 hours. In this action, the number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers could not be clarified.
In the evening of September 9, Demirkapı's operation unit was also targeted by our forces. Six soldiers were killed in this action where enemy troops were shot in an effective manner. After the action, armoured vehicles which arrived in the night hours and attempted to intervene at the scene were shot intensely, but the number of dead and wounded soldiers here could not be clarified.
On the same day at night, our forces carried out an action against the enemy unit located on the Qederçavuş hill. Four soldiers were identified killed from the enemy unit shot at close range. After the action, the occupying Turkish army, which removed the dead and wounded soldiers from the area, indiscriminately fired at the area for an hour with attack-type helicopters.
This operation, in which the occupying Turkish army received heavy blows, retreated on September 10 without any result.
On September 9, at 15.00, cobra-type attack helicopters belonging to the occupying Turkish army bombarded the Gordê area in Ağrı's Tendürek mountain. Our forces targeted and hit the cobra helicopters bombing the area and these helicopters retreated from the area.
3. On September 8, our guerrillas encountered with a unit of the occupying Turkish army near Hakis village of Nazimiye district of Dersim province and entered into conflict with enemy forces. In this conflict, the number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers could not be clarified. After the conflict, the cobra-type attack helicopters bombarded the area indiscriminately. The fire which broke out in the field as a result of the bombardment continues. Our guerrillas which entered into conflict with enemy forces have securely reached their base areas.
4. An individual named Mehmet Selim Aslan, who organized conspiracies against our forces in Siirt and threatened the people, has continued to cooperate with the enemy despite repeated warnings. On top of this, this individual was punished by our forces on September 9 at around 22:00 hours.
September 10, 2017
HPG Press Centre