Press Release
1. Within the scope of the Martyr Pîroz and Martyr Agirî Revolutionary Campaign, on June 3, our forces carried out actions against the occupying Turkish army in Hakkari and Southern Kurdistan. The actions carried out within this scope are as following;
At 03,00, our forces carried out a sabotage action targeting an operational unit of the occupying Turkish army stationed on the Şikêrê Reş hill around the Bezelê (Aktütün) outpost in Hakkari's Şemzînan (Şemdinli) district. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in this action could not be determined.
On the same day, at 15:20, our forces carried out a sabotage action targeting a unit of the operation. One soldier was killed and another one was wounded here. After the action, invading forces carried away dead and wounded soldiers from the area with Sikorsky helicopters.
At 17.40, our YJA Star forces carried out an action against the unit of the occupying Turkish army positioned on Çeta strait in the area of Bezelê in Şemzînan district. Four soldiers were killed and three soldiers were wounded in the action. Following the action, the occupying forces bombarded the area with howitzers and mortars.
At 05.30, our forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army soldiers positioned on the Koordine hill in Hakkari's Çelê (Çukurca) district. The number of dead and wounded soldiers here could not be clarified.
At 08.30, our forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army deployed on the Evdilkofi hill in the Bradost region of Sidakan within the territory of Southern Kurdistan. In the action, three enemy positions were destroyed. Three enemy soldiers were identified killed in this action.
2. Within the scope of the Martyr Delal Amed and Besta Martyrs Revolutionary Campaign, on May 3, a t17.30, our forces carried out an assassination action targeting enemy soldiers positioned on a hill near the Şuxa outpost in Siirt’s Eruh district. One enemy soldier was killed in the action.
On the same day, at 17.00, carried out a sabotage action targeting a base station near Old Eruh villager in Siirt.
On 2 June, the Turkish army launched an operation in Çemê Xeçkê area in Şırnak’s Qileban (Uludere) district. Within the scope of the Martyr Delal Amed and Besta Martyrs Revolutionary Campaign, on June 3, at 08.15, our guerrillas carried out a sabotage action against a Turkish military unit in the operation area. In the action, one soldier was killed. The operation was withdrawn without yielding any results, on the same day.
3. On May 29, at 13:00, our guerrillas seized and burned a truck that was carrying supplies to the Hegasor outpost in Amed’s Hani district, while the truck driver was released following a warning by guerrillas.
Following the action, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the area, and the operation was extended on 30 May. when guerrillas carried out an action targeting an enemy unit at close range at 19:30 in the evening. One contra and two soldiers were killed in this action. After the action, the occupying Turkish army shelled the area with Cobra type helicopters. The operation was withdrawn on 31 May.
At 09:30 on 31 May, guerrillas carried out a sabotage action against a Turkish military unit conducting road control in between Lice and Hani districts of Amed. Three soldiers were killed and one other was wounded as a result of this action, after which the Turkish army closed the road to traffic and launched an operation, which was also withdrawn without yielding any results on 2 June.
June 4, 2018
HPG Press Centre