Press Release
1. Within the scope of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş revolutionary campaign, our forces carried out actions against the occupying Turkish army in Hakkari's Şemzînan (Şemdinli) and Çelê (Çukurca) districts.
At 15.00 on August 5th, our forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army at the Rubarok (Derecik) outpost in Şemzînan and at Tepê Ceta. In this action, where the outpost building and the vehicles were targeted, the fire which broke out in a targeted building continued for 3 hours, while one vehicle was struck. The number of dead and wounded enemy troops in this action has not been determined. After the action, the occupying Turkish army bombarded the area with howitzer and mortar shells.
On August 7th at 06.30, our forces carried out an action against the enemy positions on the Koordine Hill of Çelê. Two enemy positions were effectively hit and destroyed, and four soldiers were identified killed. After the action, the enemy forces bombarded the area with howitzer and mortar shells.
2. In our announcement dated August 6th, we stated the information that the occupying Turkish army had launched an operation in the Serero and Şapatan areas of Hakkari's Şemzînan district on August 5, at 20.30.
Our YJA Star forces have organized sabotage actions against the soldiers who were descended to the Koordine and Bermêşa hills with sikorsy-type helicopters at about 20.30, and according to the information obtained in these actions, 10 soldiers, including the operation coordinator, were killed.
Also at 23.30 on August 5th, our forces carried out an infiltration action against a unit of the operation initiated by the occupying Turkish army in the area of Dola Apociya of Şemzinan. Our forces, which infiltrated into the unit, have carried out effective hits from close range. Seven soldiers were identified killed and five soldiers were wounded in this action. About two hours after the attack, the occupying Turkish army removed the dead and wounded soldiers from the area with armoured vehicles and ambulances.
On August 6, at 03.00, enemy forces raided the houses in Şapatan, Bêtkarok, Bêtto, Êlde and Meydan neighbourhoods and insulted local people and detained close to 100 people here. Enemy troops entering the neighbourhoods also set the vineyards and gardens belonging to locals on fire.
On August 6, at 14.40 and 15.30, our YJA Star forces carried out sabotage actions against an operation unit of the Turkish army which was trying to enter the Martyr Axin hill in the Şapatan area. The number of dead and wounded enemy troops in the action has not been determined. The operation in the area continues in ambush form.
3. On August 4, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the rural area of Silopi's Şırnak district. On August 5, the enemy soldiers deployed on the Girê Çolya area retreated from the area without obtaining any results. Throughout the operation, the Bestun outpost bombed the area with howitzers and mortars, and a fire broke out in the area.
4. In our statement dated July 15, we shared the information that on June 28, our forces organized an operation against the occupying Turkish army which carried out an operation in Siirt's Herekol area. In the operation, nine enemy soldiers were killed. Our comrade Agid, who played a major role in the success of the operation, and went above enemy positions with the superior stroke power of the Apoist guerrillas, was seriously injured during the attack and reached martyrdom despite all the interventions.
The ID information of our martyr comrade is as following;
Nom de Guerre: Agit Ferigi
Name Surname: Mavut Çoldu
Place of Birth: Şırnak
Mother's - Father's Name: Sabriye - Cemil
Date and Place of Martyrdom: July 28, 2017 / Siirt
5. On July 20, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the Xishtan and Piçik areas of Dersim's Mazgirt district. Occupying forces carried out setdowns to the area with sikorsy-type helicopters while cobra-type attack helicopters bombarded the area. In the operation there were conflicts which broke out between the occupying enemy soldiers and our guerrilla forces. The number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers here could not be determined. In the conflicts which took place, our comrade by the name Seyit Rıza, who fought heroically against enemy forces, has reached martyrdom.
The ID information of our martyr comrade is as following;
Nom de Guerre: Seyit Rıza Bilican
Name Surname: Ferhan Şahin
Place of Birth: Muş
Mother's - Father's Name: Suna - Ekrem
Date and Place of Martyrdom: July 20, 2017 / Dersim
August 7, 2017
HPG Press Centre