Press Release
1. On October 16, at 00.10 hours, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation against the Xeregol area of Hakkari's Çelê (Çukurca) district. Within the scope of the operation aiming to invade South Kurdistan, the occupying Turkish army bombed the area intensively with warplanes, howitzer and mortar shells from 00.10 hours to 04.00 hours.
A Sikorsy-type helicopters attempted to land on the 82 Hill at 04.00 hours, our forces targeted these helicopters. The helicopters which were effectively hit were withdrawn and two solders from the enemy unit trying to position on the hill has been killed.
Again, during the same hours, the enemy soldiers trying to enter the Xeregol hill from the ground were effectively hit by our guerrilla forces. 17 soldiers have been identified killed in these enemy units which were put under intense fire on four arms.
Another enemy unit has been targeted by our forces while attempting to enter the Xeregol area from the Şelalê area. The number of dead and wounded soldiers from the enemy unit hit effectively has not been determined.
During the morning hours, our forces carried out a series of sabotage actions against operation units located in the Şelalê area. The number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers in these actions has not been determined. After the heavy blows inflicted on the occupying Turkish army, it has bombed its soldiers and funerals on the ground with howitzer shells. Some soldier funerals are still in the area. The conflicts in the area still continues.
Also, warplanes belonging to the occupying Turkish army in the night hours has bombed the Saca and Karker areas in the Zap region from the Medya Defense Zones located near the operation area.
2. On September 27, the occupying Turkish army had launched an invasion operation against the Barzan region located within the borders of South Kurdistan. On October 15, our forces put under surveillance an enemy unit carrying out ambushes against the slopes of the Koordine hill in the Adılbeg area. The enemy unit kept under surveillance for some time was targeted our forces at 09.00 hours. Three soldiers have been identified killed in the enemy unit which was struck.
The occupying forces which carried away their dead and wounded soldiers from the area around 22.30 hours the same day, indiscriminately bombed the area with heavy weapons until the morning hours of the next day.
3. Within 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 the Gever (Yüksekova) district of Hakkari.
On October 14, at 12.30 hours, our YJA Star forces carried out an assassination action against an enemy unit located on the Siser hill in Hakkari's Gever district. One soldier has been identified killed in the action.
On October 15, at 16.30 hours, our forces targeted an enemy unit positioned at Qela Perixanê in the Oremar area of Gever. One soldier has been killed in this action where enemy positions were effectively hit.
4. On October 14, our forces put under surveillance a disguised unit of the occupying Turkish army on the Şahin hill in central Dersim. The enemy unit which was under surveillance for some time was targeted by our forces at 15.10 hours. One enemy soldier has been identified killed in this action. After the action, occupying forces carried away their killed soldiers from the area with sikorsy-type helicopters.
October 16, 2017
HPG Press Centre