Press Release

1. On November 7, at 12.00, our forces carried out an action against the invading Turkish army positioned on the Tepê Xwedê territory in Southern Kurdistan’s Barzan region.

Five enemy positions were destroyed in this action where the enemy’s positions and shelters were effectively hit in close range on three arms, and 10 soldiers were identified killed.

On the same day, at 15.00, our forces carried out an action against the enemy soldiers positioned on the Lêlîkan Hill in Sidakan. Four positions were destroyed in this action where the positions and shelters were put under intense fire, and two soldiers were killed while five soldiers were wounded. Following the action, the invading Turkish army’s warplanes indiscriminately bombed the surroundings of Lêlîkan Hill around 18.00 hours.

2. On November 7, at 16.30, our YJA Star forces carried out an action against the invading Turkish army positioned on the Martyr Botan Hill in Hakkari’s Çelê (Çukurca) district. Three soldiers were killed in this action where the soldiers on the hill were effectively hit.

3. On November 7, around 08.30, our forces downed an exploratory drone flying over the Kela Bêdehê area in the Zap region of the Medya Defence Zones.

4. On October 28, the invading Turkish army launched an operation in the Geliyê Marinos and Anitos areas of Hakkari, and heavy conflicts have taken place between the invading soldiers and our forces. Our comrades Andok Gewda, Andok Çaldıran, and Çiyager Zagros reached martyrdom after heroically fighting in these conflicts where many soldiers were killed and wounded. The ID information of our martyr comrades will be shared with the public once clarified.

November 8, 2018

HPG Press Centre