Press Release

1. On November 9, the invading Turkish army launched a comprehensive operation in the Gelîyê Gordıl area in Gabar, Şırnak. On the same day, at 15.00, within the scope of the Martyr Delal Amed and Besta Martyrs Revolutionary Campaign, which was launched at the area, our forces carried out an action targeting an enemy unit trying to position on the Martyr Rêzan hill.

Two enemy soldiers were killed and several enemy soldiers were wounded in the enemy unit which was hit effectively in close range.

Again, our forces carried out an action against a unit of the operation on November 11 at 11.45 on the Martyr Soro hill. Five enemy soldiers were killed and a large number of soldiers were wounded in this action, in which the enemy unit was put under intense fire. Following the action, the invading Turkish army, which indiscriminately bombed the area with attack-type helicopters, carried away the dead and wounded soldiers from the area with Sikorsky helicopters. As a result of the actions the invading Turkish army suffered heavy losses and had to withdraw the operation in the area on November 12 at 13.30.

2. Warplanes belonging to the invading Turkish army bombed the Pirbula area in Haftanin region of the Medya Defence Zones on November 11 at 20.00. On November 13 (today), between 09.00 and 09.40, the warplanes bombed the Dola Bedrana area in the Qandil region. We have had no guerrilla losses in these bombardments.

November 13, 2018

HPG Press Centre