Press release

1. Within the scope of Martyr Piroz and Martyr Agirî Revolutionary Campaign, on May 11, our forces carried out an action targeting the occupying forces positioned on the Elişêr hill in Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district.

In the action where the enemy's positions and shelters came under intense fire from four sides, one position and two shelters were destroyed, and 11 enemy soldiers were killed. Following the action, the occupying forces bombed the area with howitzers and mortars.

In addition to that, an assassination action was carried out by our guerrilla forces against the occupying Turkish army on the Lêlîkan hill within the territory of Southern Kurdistan. In this action, one enemy soldier was killed.

2. Within the scope of the Martyr Delal Amed and Besta Martyrs Revolutionary Campaign, on May 12, our guerrilla forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army soldiers deployed on the Deriyê Sevo hill in the Şehriban area of Sirnak's Besta region. One soldier was killed in this action.

On the same day, our forces carried out a sabotage action against an enemy unit positioned on the Deriyê Beroj area. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in this action could not be determined.

3. Within the scope of Revolutionary Victory Campaign which was launched in the Serhat area, on May 12 at 22.00, our forces carried out an action targeting an armoured vehicle patrolling in the vicinity of the Dilucu border gate in Iğdır’s Aralık district. In this action, the vehicle was totally destroyed and three enemy soldiers were killed.

4. On May 11, at 17.00, our forces carried out an action targeting contras working in the road for the construction of the security of Ilısu dam in Sirnak’s Gabar mountain. In this action, a digger was destroyed and one contra was killed.

5. On May 11, at 11.00, our forces carried out an action against Memira outpost in Siirt's Dıhe (Eruh) district. One enemy soldier was killed in this action.

May 13, 2018

HPG Press Centre