HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

1. Within the scope of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş revolutionary campaigns, our forces carried out actions against the occupying Turkish army in Çelê (Çukurca) and Şemzinan (Şemdinli) districts of Hakkari.

On June 29, at 06:00, our forces carried out an action against the Tepê Ortê outpost belonging to the occupying Turkish army. Four enemy soldiers have been identified killed in the action, where positions and containers were effectively hit. After the action, Tepê Ortê outpost bombed the area with howitzers and mortars.

n June 30, at 08.30 and 15.00, our YJA Star guerrillas carried out two actions targeting enemy soldiers in the Ronahi hill in Şemzinan. In these actions, one enemy soldier has been identified killed.

2. The occupation operation of the occupying Turkish army, which was launched on 16 June targeting the Zap region ofthe Medya Defense zones, still continues.

On June 30, at 11:00, our forces organized an action against the enemy soldiers positione on theGijnê hill. Four soldiers have been identified killed in this action, where enemy positions were effectively hit.

On June 30, at 18.20, our forces carried out an assassination aciont against the occupying Turkish army soldiers in Qela Bêdewê. One enemy soldier was killed in the action.

On July 1, at 5:20, our forces carried out a comprehensive action against the enemy soldiers deployed on Qela Bêdewê. Two positions were destroyed, 1 A4 heavy weapon damaged, and eightenemy soldiers were killed in this action, where enemy positions were effectively hit at close range. After the action, the occupying Turkish army carried out bombardment on action area and its surroundings.

3. On June 29, between 12.00 and 14.00 hours, our forces carried out an action against the Yekmal Security Hill outpost in the Qileban (Uludere) district of Sirnak. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in the action could not be determined.

4. On June 29, at 29.00, our forces carried out an action targeting Timok outpost in the Kozluk district of Batman. The number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers in action could not be determined.

5. On June 30, our forces put under survelliance a disguised unit of the occupying Turkish army, deployed on between Korxê and Markê hills of Amed's Lice district. Our forces targeting soldiers at 12:00. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in action could not be determined. After the action, the occupying Turkish army bombarded the action area with the mortars about 2 hours.

6. On 29 June, at 18.45, our forces carried out an action against a group of contras and special operations soldiers on the Elazığ-Bingöl highway in the Anıttepe district. Two enemy soldiers hit at close range have been killed. After the action, the occupying Turkish army carried away its dead and wounded soldiers from the area by a large number of armoured and civilian vehicles with the support of UAVs.

July 1, 2017

HPG Press Centre