HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

1. On October 27 at 11.30, our forces carried out an action against the invading Turkish army positioned on the Martyr Colemêrg hill in Hakkari’s Çelê (Çukurca) district.

In the action, where enemy positions, shelter work machines were hit effectively from 2 sides, 1 dozer vehicle, 1 position and 2 shelters were completely destroyed. As a result of the action, 7 enemy soldiers were killed. Following the action, the invading Turkish army indiscriminately bombed the area with howitzers and mortars.

On October 26, at 9.30, our forces carried out an action against the invading Turkish army soldiers positioned on Elisher hill in Hakkari’s Gever (Yüksekova) district. In this action where the enemy positions and shelters on the hill were put under heavy fire from 2 sides, 6 soldiers were killed and 1 shelter and 2 positions were completely destroyed.

2. On October 24, the invading Turkish army launched an operation between Pirejman and Heftenin villages in Piran (Dicle) district of Amed. Enemy troops carried out raids on many homes in the operation area and applied pressure and violence on the people. The occupying forces retreated from the area in an evening of October 25.

3. On October 27, the warplanes belonging to the invading Turkish army bombed Sheikh Nasır hill in Qandil region of the Medya Defence Zones between 10.00 and 11.00.

On the same day, at 17.30 and 19.30, the warplanes bombed the Martyr Rüstem area of the Zap region.

We have had no guerrilla losses in these bombardments.

 

October 28, 2018

HPG Press Centre