HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

1-On 1 October, the occupier Turkish state army launched a military operation with the participation of armored vehicles and intensive bombardments in the areas of the Villages of Mistak, Sez and Mizori, in the district of Norsin/Bitlis. The area of operation intensively bombarded with obus, mortar and heavy weaponry, with no aim. The operation pulled back on 2 October. As a result of bombardments, 1 of our comrade has been martyred after a shrapnel part hit.

The I.D. details of our Martyred comrade are:

Code Name: Serxwebun Amed

Real Name: Erdal Cacan

Name of Mother/Father: Zehra/Celal

Place of Birth: Amed

Date and Place of Martyr: 1 October 2012 / Norsin, Bedlis

2-Our guerrillas carried out actions within the scope of sovereignty and control on the areas of districts of Semdinli, Yuksekova and Cukurca/Hakkari. Those are;

On 1 October in between 08:00-18:00 hours, our guerrillas carried out actions on the Bilican Regiment and its security Hills in the district of Cukurca. All the targets have been hit effectively by our guerrillas. Number of killed and wounded soldiers couldn’t be able to clarify.

On 2 October in between 06:00-07:00 hours, our guerrillas again carried out actions on the Bilican Regiment and its security Hills. The number of killed and wounded enemy soldiers also couldn’t be able to clarify in this second as well.

Aftermath of both these actions on the Bilican Regiment and its security Hills, the occupier Turkish state army deployed foot soldiers to the Regiment through land and carried away the corpses of killed and wounded soldiers with sikorski type helicopters. Also, the occupier Turkish state army carried out obus and mortar bombardments on the nearby surrendering area of the Regiment and then launched a partial military operation on the surrendering area which still continues.

On 1 October at 12:00 hour, our guerrillas carried out an action against the operational forces of the occupier Turkish state army, who launched a military operation in the areas of Goste and the Hill of Konserve/Semdinli. The action carried out against the enemy forces while they attempt to march on the Hillside of Ranyapire, and a short time clashes also occurred. As a result, 3 enemy soldiers killed, and the corpses of killed and wounded enemy soldiers carried away by enemy sikorski type helicopters. Aftermath of this action, the occupier Turkish state army bombarded the surrounding area with cobra type helicopters until 18:00 hour, with no aim.

On 2 October in between 04:00-05:30 hours, our guerrillas carried out another action on the operational enemy forces, who wanted to climb on the Hillside of Gare. As a result, 4 enemy soldiers killed and 1 other wounded.

On 1 October at 21:30 hour, our guerrillas carried out an action against a enemy military convoy belong to the occupier Turkish state army in between the Village of Dize and the city of Hakkari. As a result, 1 armored vehicle destroyed, yet number of killed and wounded enemy soldiers couldn’t be able to clarify.

On 2 October at 15:00 hour, our guerrillas carried out an action against the enemy sikorski type helicopters, which were deploying ammunition and military equipments to the enemy forces who launched a military operation in the surrendering areas of the Hills of Gipe and Ceta/Mergezere/Geliye Doski/Yuksekova. As a result, enemy helicopters flew away without deploying landing on the area. The occupier Turkish state army have been placed heavy weaponry on some of the Hills in the area and the operation still continues.

The occupier Turkish state army carried out bombardments on all the areas of Cilo and Carcela with obus and mortars, which began on 2 October at 07:00 hour and continued until morning hours of next day. The occupier Turkish state army also carried out air-bombardments on the same areas as well, in between 18:30-20:30 hours.

3-On 2 October, the military operation launched by the occupier Turkish state army in the Plateaus of Farasin under the support of cobra type helicopters pulled back on the same day at 15:00 hour.

4-The occupier Turkish state army launched a military operation in the areas of Kire Halac and Demirkapi, in the district of Dogubeyazit/Agri, in the night hours of 2 October.

HPG Media and Communication Center

03. 10. 2012