Press Release
1. On April 3, the occupying Turkish army launched an extensive operation on Sirnak’s Cudi mountain with the support of many unmanned aerial vehicles, cobra-type helicopters and sikorsy-type helicopters. On April 4, during the evening hours, the occupying forces intensively bombed the Cudi mountain with cobra-type helicopters, howitzers and mortar shells.
On the same day, from night to morning hours, the occupying forces carried out frequent airdrops to the area with sikorsy helicopters. Warplanes have also bombed the operation areas on the same day.
On April 6, at 12.00 hours, our forces carried out an assassination action against a unit of the operation positioned on the Teyre Baz territory, and one soldier was killed here. On the same day, at 18.00, our forces also targeted enemy soldiers in the same territory. Two soldiers were identified killed in the enemy unit hit effectively, while one soldier was wounded. The operation unit in this territory was forced to retreat.
On April 7, around 14.00, conflicts have taken place between our forces and the operation units of the enemy. Our three comrades who inflicted heavy blows on the enemy forces in these conflicts reached martyrdom after fighting heroically. On the same day, at 18.00, our forces simultaneously carried out two actions against the enemy units positioned on the Pinor and Martyr Shexmus hills. Five soldiers were identified killed in the enemy unit which was hit effectively in close range. Following these actions, conflicts have taken place between our forces and enemy soldiers. Our comrade Andok Amed, who detonated his bomb on himself in order to not be captured by the enemy forces, has reached martyrdom while another comrade has been captured by the enemy in a state of being wounded. Again, on the same day, the occupying Turkish army bombed the Gundikremo area with cobra-type helicopters and mortars.
On April 9, at 14.00, our forces carried out an action against the operation units in the countryside of the village of Hesena. One soldier has been killed in this action where the enemy forces were put under intense fire.
On April 10, the occupying Turkish army’s invasion operation launched in the Cudi mountain was withdrawn. Throughout the operation, the occupying Turkish army went over our forces with all the technique it holds, and has intensively bombed all areas. Our guerrillas displayed a heroical resistance against the occupying Turkish army and inflicted heavy blows on the operation units, and a total of 10 enemy soldiers were identified to have been killed in the conflicts and actions which took place.
2. On April 5, the occupying Turkish army had launched an invasion operation in the Lelikan and Kevorte areas located inside the territory of South Kurdistan. On April 9, our forces carried out a sabotage action against a unit of the occupying Turkish army which was attempting to create a position on the Kevorte hill. 10 enemy soldiers were identified killed in the the enemy unit which was targeted, and many soldiers were wounded. Following the action, many sikorsy-type helicopters carried away the dead and wounded soldiers from the area.
On the morning of April 11, our forces carried out a sabotage action against the occupying Turkish army’s soldiers while they attempted to come down from the Lelikan hill. Five soldiers were identified killed in this action, and six other soldiers were wounded.
On April 12, around 08.00 hours, our forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army attempting to position on the Lelikan hill. The number of dead and wounded invading soldiers in this action where the enemy shelters and position areas were put under intense fire could not be determined.
In our statement dated April 11, we stated that our forces carried out an action targeting the enemy units on the Lelikan hill at 09.30 on April 11. According to information obtained, five soldiers were killed as a result of the explosion which took place in this action, while five other soldiers were wounded. The deputy commander of Hegasor outpost, Sergen Cakmak, and one contra next to him named Yasin Opci was killed in this vehicle which was hit in close range. Our forces have seized one Kalashnikov gun and one pistol which was found inside this car. Following the action, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the area. This operation was withdrawn inconclusively on March 29.
3. On March 19, at 15.30, our forces targeted a vehicle belonging to the invading forces in the road between Amed’s Hani district and the territory of Hegasor.
4. On March 11, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the countryside of the villages of Uçkula, Tünegrat, Topçu Mehmet, Pırêjman and Şıngırık in Amed’s Piran (Dicle) district. On March 12, at 10.00, our forces carried out a sabotage action against a unit of the operation. Seven soldiers were identified killed in this action, while four other soldiers were wounded. On the same day, at 15.00, our forces once again carried out another sabotage action against the enemy soldiers. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in this action where the invading forces have suffered casualties could not be clarified.
5. On March 13, our forces put under surveillance a unit of the operation. The unit which was kept under surveillance for some time was struck by our forces in close range at 09.00 hours the same day. Two soldiers were killed in this action, and three soldiers were wounded.
Again, on the same day at both 09.50 and 10.45, our forces carried out actions against the two units of the operation. Four enemy soldiers were identified killed in these actions, while four others were wounded.
This invasion operation launched by the occupying Turkish army was withdrawn from the area on March 14.
April 12, 2018
HPG Press Centre