Press Release

1. Within the scope of the Revolutionary Victory Campaign, on November 8, at 17.00, our guerrilla forces carried out an action against the invading Turkish army soldiers positioned on the Birnê Reş hill of Ağrı's Bazid (Doğubeyazıt) district.

In the action where enemy soldiers were put under fire at close range, 3 shelters and 2 positions were completely destroyed. As a result of the action, 10 soldiers were killed and more than 10 soldiers were wounded. Following the action, the invading Turkish army, which bombed the area with howitzers, mortar and tanks, carried away the dead and wounded soldiers from the area with numerous Sikorsky helicopters.

2. On November 8, at 9.00, our forces carried out an action against the invading Turkish army soldiers positioned on Xeregol hill in Çelê (Çukurca) district of Hakkari. Three enemy soldiers were killed and one soldier was wounded in this action where the enemy positions and shelters were effectively hit from 2 sides. The invading army then indiscriminately bombed the area with howitzers and mortars.

3. On November 7, at 12.30, our forces carried out an action against the invading Turkish army soldiers trying to construct a security road on the Martyr Rahime hill in Gever (Yüksekova) district of Hakkari. A digger was destroyed in this action where heavy machinery and equipment belonging to enemy soldiers were put under heavy fire from 2 sides, and 6 enemy soldiers were killed. The invading army then indiscriminately bombed the area with howitzers and mortars.

November 9, 2018

HPG Press Centre