Press Release

1. Within the scope of the Martyr Pîroz and Martyr Agirî Revolutionary Campaign, our forces have carried out actions against the invading Turkish army. The details of the actions carried out within this scope are as following;

On October 9 (today) at 09.30, our forces carried out an action against the invading forces positioned on the Koordine hill of Hakkari’s Çelê (Çukurca) district. Six enemy soldiers have been identified killed in this action where an enemy position and the soldiers on the hill were targeted. Following the action, the invading Turkish army indiscriminately bombed the area with attack-type helicopters, howitzers and mortar shells.

On October 8, at 13.00, our YJA Star forces carried out an assassination action against the soldiers in the Şikêr outpost in Çelê, and one enemy soldier was killed here.

On the same day, at 14.40, our forces carried out an action against the invading Turkish army positioned on the Şikêrê Sipî hill in Şemzînan (Şemdinli) district. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in this action where the enemy’s positions and shelters were put under intense fire could not be determined.

2. On October 8, the invading Turkish army’s warplanes bombed the Martyr Rüstem area in the Zap region of the Medya Defence Zones at 09.30, the Kunişka and Rençberağa village at 12.30, and lastly the Werxelê area at 18.30. On the same day, around 19.30, warplanes also bombed the Mam Reşo area in the Avashin region.

October 9, 2018

HPG Press Centre