Press Release

1. The details of the invasion attacks that the invading Turkish army launched in the Heftanin region on June 16 and want to expand in the Media Defense Zones and the resistance of our forces against the invading Turkish army are as follows:

On June 16, between 17.00 and 18.00, the warplanes of the invading Turkish army bombed the Keşan area. In the evening, the invaders bombarded Bektorya, Martyr Kendal Hill, Martyr Berivan, and Dupişk Hill areas with howitzer and mortar intensively. After the bombardment, at around 23.00 the invading Turkish army with the support of attack helicopters, warplanes, and unmanned aerial vehicles bombarded the area and airdropped the Martyr Sipan Hill, Martyr Berivan Hill Dupişk Hill with Sikorsky helicopters.

Simultaneously, the invaders trying to airdropped soldiers to Martyr Adar Hill and encountered the resistance of our forces. The helicopters of the invader were put under intense fire by our forces and the invaders had to leave the area.

On June 17, our guerrilla forces carried out sabotage actions targeting the invading Turkish army on the Martyr Berivan and Kato Sulê Hills.

In addition, our forces targeted the invaders trying to advance to Martyr Sipan Hill. Our guerrillas 4 times hit the enemy forces effectively and the movement of the invaders in the area stopped.

Within the scope of the Revolutionary Move of the Cenga Heftanin Campaign, tens of enemy soldiers were punished and many soldiers were injured in the clashes and actions carried out by our guerrilla forces. During the operation that has been ongoing for 2 days, our comrades Şahin, Tolhıldan and Çiya fell a martyr. 

For the last 2 days, the invaders have been carrying out intense bombardments in the area of ​​Heftanin with intense technical support and air mobility in the area still continues. The invading Turkish army also targets the villages in the region and as a result of the bombardments, fires broke out in the region.

2. On May 14, at 11.30, our forces punished a contra by the name Yıldırım Demir on the road of Özalp district of Van. This person cooperates with the enemy and takes part in the agent-contra activities, hostile to the Kurdish people and its moral and cultural values. of the society as the executive of the dirty works that are tried to be carried out by the state in the region. The invading Turkish state and its media try to cover this person's dirty works with false news and introduce into the public this collaborator as the employee of a charity.

The invaders launched an operation in the area after the action but withdrew without any result.

3. On 18 May, the invading Turkish army launched an occupation operation in the Ashkita area of ​​Van's Başkale district. This operation was withdrawn from the area without any results on the same day.

On June 9, the invaders launched an invasion operation in the Paçan village and Perez village in the Gürpınar district of Van. This operation was withdrawn from the area on June 10 without any result.

The warplanes of the invading Turkish army carried out air attacks against the Media Defence Zones. In this context;

4. On June 17, at 11.30, the Derarê area of ​​the Metina region, the Kani Sarkê area of ​​the Gare region at 00.30 on June 18 (today) and the Saca and Çemço area of ​​the Zap region at 02.00 were bombed.

While we did not suffer any losses in these bombardments, a fire broke out in the Saca area as a result of the bombardments. 

June 18, 2020

HPG Press Centre