Press Release
1. Within the scope of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş revolutionary campaigns, on June 12, our forces carried out a comprehensive action from three different arms against the Şkerê Sipî hill of Şemzinan (Şemdinli) district of Hakkari.
Our forces effectively hit, entered the hill and destroyed many positions, soldiers left their positions and escaped from the hill. 20 soldiers have been identified killed in the action. Our forces completely took under control the hill while seizing 1 BKC weapon and its chain, 1 Kanas rifle with its binoculars, 1 HK-33 (Hybrid) weapon, 1 60 mm mortar and 1 thermal and night vision binoculars. In addition, our forces have also destroyed many weapons and ammunition belonging to the occupying Turkish army on the hill.
Our forces simultaneously hit the Konserve (Tatasêlê) hill with heavy weapons. After the actions, the occupying Turkish army bombed the area with warplanes. mortars and howitzers. On June 13, the occupying Turkish army, which launched an operation in the area, removed the dead and wounded soldiers from the area.
2. Within the scope of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş revolutionary campaigns, on June 12, our forces carried out an action against the Koordine hill of Çelê (Çukurca) district of Hakkari. In the action, three soldiers have been identified killed. After the action, the occupying Turkish army bombarded the surroundings of the hill indiscriminately.
3. On June 13, at 10:00, our YJA Star forces carried out an assassination action against soldiers positioned on Serbend outpost of Uludere district of Şırnak. One soldier has been identified killed in the action.
4. The occupying Turkish army launched an operation in Siirt's Herekol region. In the ongoing operation, the occupying Turkish army warplanes carried out bombardments on the area.
5. On June 11, our forces, which put under surveillance the secret unit of the occupying Turkish army deployed near the Bawan outpost of the Genç district of Bingöl, carried out an action near the village of Serêlata. One soldier has been identified killed in the action. After the action, the occupying Turkish army cobra-type attack helicopters bombed the area and launched an operation.
On June 12, a unit of the operation was deployed on the Martry Baran hill. At 18.00, our YJA Star forces conducted an action targeting this unit. In the action, one soldier has been identified killed and five others were wounded. After the action, the occupying Turkish army which carried away its dead and wounded from the area with sikorsy-type helicopters sent a new unit to the hill.
On June 13, at 19.40, our forces carried out another action targeting same hill. In the action, two soldiers have been identified killed and one soldier was wounded.
6. On the afternoon hours of June 12, Our forces put under surveillance a secret unit of the occupying Turkish army in the Zovar highland in Merek area of the Kemah district of Erzincan. On the same day, our forces conducted an action targeting the enemy unit. Two soldiers have been identified killed while one other was wounded in the action. After the action, the occupying Turkish army which carried away its dead and wounded from the area with sikorsy-type helicopters, bombarded the area with mortars and howitzers.
7. On June 13, the occupying Turkish army warplanes bombarded the Arê valley of the Xakurke area from the Medya Defense Zones.
June 14, 2017
HPG Press Centre