HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

To the Press and Public!

1-    On 11 October, in between 10:30 – 11:00 hours, the Turkish state Army’s Oramar military base intensively bombarded the areas of Sehit Gafur and Sehit Rahime, with obus and mortars.  Our guerrilla forces retaliated against these bombardments by carrying out an assassination action against the same military base, with heavy weaponry. As a result of this retaliation action by our guerrillas, 2 soldiers killed.

Also, as a result of the bombardment of the army, there has been a fire in the area of Sehit Gafur, which continued until late night hours.Also, on 10 October, the occupier Turkish state army started to build a new military station on the Hill of Koordine, in the area of Besosin/Semdinli. As a result, our guerrilla forces carried out an action against this new building site and burnt down a bulldozer belong to the Turkish state army.

 2-    On 11 October, in between 10:30 – 12:00 hours, the occupier Turkish state army carried out obus and cannon bombardments on the areas of Hill of Gomanke, Gire Berxa and Derte/Sitazin/Oramar.

 3-    The drones belong to the occupier Turkish state army carried out search flights on our Region of Zap/the Medya Defence Areas, from 11 October 08:30 hour to 12 October 03:30 hour.

4-    On 11 October, in between 02:00 – 18:30 hours, the occupier Turkish state army continuesly carried out obus and mortar bombardments from the Hills of Cete and Maymun, borderline of Haftanin, to the areas Sehit Kendal, Sehit Erdal, Derye Davetiye, Sehit Mervan, Gire Neriya, Kilika Sinor and Dola Hesret. As a result, our guerrillas retaliated with heavy weaponry. Again, today, at 05:45 hour, the Turkish state army carried out obus and mortar bombardments from the Hill of Sivan against the area of the Hill of Kecel. The occupier Turkish army increased its work to build up new military positions in these areas.

5-    On 11 October, at 22:00 hour, our guerrillas carried out a warning action against the building site belong to the Serap HES in the District of Kagizman/Kars. As a result,  2 power distribution units and the central building have been burnt down by our guerrillas.

The HPG Liaison Centre

12 October 2014