Press Release

1. On December 28, our forces carried out a series of effective actions against the occupying Turkish army in Petrut, Xeregol and Koordine hill areas of Hakkari's Çelê (Çukurca) district. In this scope;

At 09.20 hours, our forces organized an effective action against the enemy soldiers deployed on the Martyr Cudi hill in the Petrut area. In the action, where an enemy position was shot in an effective manner, one position was destroyed and three enemy soldiers were identified killed.

 Around 10.20, a sikorsky-type helicopter of occupying forces and a group of soldiers around the helicopter wanted to carry away the dead and wounded soldiers on the Martyr Cudi hill. A sikorsy helicopter was hit and damaged, and one soldier was killed. After the action, the occupying forces indiscriminately bombarded the field with howitzers and mortars.

Around 9:30, our forces carried out an action targeting enemy positions on the Koordine hill. The number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be determined in the action where enemy positions were taken under intense fire.

On the same day, around 10.30, our forces carried out an action against the enemy units on the Xeregol hill. Three soldiers were killed in this action where the positions and shelters on the hill were effectively hit, and two others were wounded. The occupying forces indiscriminately bombed the action area with howitzer and mortar shells following the action.

 Within the scope of this action which took place; seven soldiers were identified killed, two were wounded and one sikorsy-type helicopter was struck.

2. On December 28, the warplanes belonging to the occupying Turkish army carried out air attacks against the Medya Defence Zones. Within this scope;

 Warplanes at 10.20 hours bombed the Küçük Cilo area in the Zap region, and the Mislokê area in the Xakurke region at 10.30 hours.

December 29, 2017

HPG Press Centre