HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

Our forces have carried out actions against the invading Turkish army within the scope of the Revolutionary Victory Campaign continuing in Serhat province. The details of the actions carried out within this scope are as following;

On March 21, at 07.00, our forces carried out an action against a vehicle conducting work on the border highway near Serekaniye Outpost in Ağrı's Bazid (Doğubeyazit) district. The number of dead and wounded contras in this action where the vehicles belonging to contras, including a transit vehicle, construction machine and cobra-type vehicles were effectively hit, could not be determined. The invading Turkish army then carried away the dead and wounded with armoured vehicles while the area was shelled by tanks and attack helicopters.

On March 23, at 05.45, our forces carried out an action against a convoy of armoured vehicles while heading towards Hırgovê Hill between the Iğdır and Bazid highway. All the vehicles in the convoy were put under intense fire. A Kirpi-type armoured vehicle was heavily damaged in this action and two enemy soldiers were killed. The invader army indiscriminately shelled the area with heavy weapons after the action.

 

March 25, 2019

HPG Press Centre