HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

1. Within the scope of the Martyr Piroz and Martyr Agirî Revolutionary Campaign, our forces carried out actions against the occupying Turkish army on May 12 and 13. In this scope;

On May 12, at 12.00, our forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish Army positioned on the Martyr Bager hill in Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district. One enemy shelter was destroyed in the action where the enemy positions were targeted and effectively struck, and the number of dead and wounded soldiers here could not be determined.

The details of actions carried out on May 13 are as follows;

 At 09.50 hours, our forces carried out a targeted action against the occupying Turkish soldiers positioned on the Tepê Siro in Bermîzê within the territory of Southern Kurdistan. One enemy soldier was killed in the action.

 At 10.00, our YJA Star forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army soldiers deployed on the Lêlîkan hill within the territory of Southern Kurdistan. One enemy soldier was killed in the action where enemy positions were struck effectively.

 At 13.50 hours, our forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army positioned on the Lêlîkan hill. The number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be determined in this action where enemy positions were put under fire intensively.

 At 19.00 hours, our forces carried out a targeted action against the occupying soldiers positioned on the Lêlîkan hill. In the action, one enemy soldier was killed. Following the actions, the occupying Turkish army bombed the area with howitzers and mortars.

 At 12.30, our forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army positioned on the Xwedê hill in the Barzan region within the territory of Southern Kurdistan. Nine soldiers were killed and one soldier was wounded in the action where enemy positions were struck effectively. After the action, the occupying Turkish army bombed the area with howitzers and mortars.

 At 20.40, our YJA Star forces targeted the occupying forces positioned on the Bayrak hill in the Barzan region. One of the enemy soldiers was killed.

 At 14.00 hours, our forces carried out an action against the Serêsêvê outpost in Hakkari's Çelê (Çukurca) district. The number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be determined in this action where the positions and shelters in the outpost were struck effectively.

2. Our forces have punished an individual named Kadir Aslan, who works with the occupying Turkish army and betrays the values of our people, carries out contra activities and has held a role in the martyrdom of our comrades near the village of Talê in Hakkari's Çelê (Çukurca) district on May 10. Our forces have confiscated 1 pistol and 2 magazines belonging to this individual.

3. Within the scope of the Martyr Delal Amed and Besta Martyrs Revolutionary Campaign, our forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army positioned in Gırê Peşu area between Şırnak and Van on May 13. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in the action, where enemy positions were put under intense fire, could not be determined.

4. On May 12, at 12.30, our forces carried out an action against a checkpoint of the occupying Turkish army between Amed and Bingöl. Two soldiers were killed in the action where enemy positions and shelters were struck effectively.

5. On May 8, at 19.00, our forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army in the Apê Musa area of the Amed's Lice district. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in the enemy unit could not be determined.

On May 9, at 07.30, our forces targeted a unit of the occupying Turkish army in the area of Martyr Rojhat between Lice and Hani districts. One soldier was killed and one soldier was wounded here.

 

May 14, 2018

HPG Press Centre