Press Release

1.  The occupying Turkish army had positioned on a hill near the Serêkani outpost in the Bazid (Dogubeyazit) district of Agirî and built an outpost on this hill. Within the scope of the Revolutionary Victory Campaign, on April 14, at 13.00, our forces carried out a comprehensive action against the hill.

The enemy positions on the hill and outpost were put under intense fire by our guerrillas from three sides.

Our forces attacked all of the enemy positions here. All the positions on the hill were destroyed. In the action, 20 enemy soldiers, one of them a top commander, were killed and a large number of soldiers were wounded. During the action, a large number of soldiers abandoned the hill and fled from our forces. After the action, the occupying Turkish army carried away its dead and wounded from the scene with Sikorsky-type helicopters.

 On April 18, at 11:55, within the scope of the revolutionary victory campaign, our guerrillas carried out a sabotage action against a disguised unit of the occupying Turkish army in the Girê Res region in the Red Church area of the Kağızman district of Kars. In the action, two enemy soldiers were killed and one soldier was wounded.

2. Within the scope of the Martyr Delal Amed and Besta Martyrs Revolutionary Campaign, on April 16, at 08.00, our forces carried out an effective action against the occupying Turkish army on the Guzê Kurkê hill in Şırnak. Our forces hit the enemy unit in close range here. In the action, eight soldiers were killed and a large number of soldiers were wounded. Also, our forces seized one G3 weapon and one 60mm mortar as a result of the action.

 Following the action, the occupying Turkish army carried away many dead and wounded soldiers from the scene with a large number of Sikorsky helicopters amid support of unmanned aerial vehicles and attack-type helicopters. On the same day, about 10.00. the occupying Turkish army launched an operation on the area. Throughout the operation, occupying forces bombarded the area with attack-type helicopters, warplanes and mortars. This operation, which took place with the participation of village guards and the contras was withdrawn in the area without any results on April 17.

 3. On April 11, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation with the support of disguised units in the Nanivan area of Bitlis' Hizan district. In the operation, one of our guerrilla units noticed an operation unit and entered into conflict with the enemy. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in this enemy unit could not be determined. After the conflict the occupying forces expanded the area of operation. In the operation, the cobra-type helicopters of the occupying Turkish army bombarded the area. The operation, led by the village guards and the contras, was withdawn without any result on April 17.

4.  On April 16, at 15:00, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in Dersim's Harçik valley area. On April 17, the occupying forces carried out airdrops on the area with a large number of Sikorsky helicopters. The invading forces carrying out the searching and screening activities in the Uzuntarla, Keşiş and Alamut areas also burnt the grasses collected by the local people for their animals in Uzuntarla area. This operation was withdrawn without any result on the same day.

April 19, 2018

HPG Press Centre