Press Release

1. October 25, at 09.00, our forces carried out an action against the invading Turkish army positioned on the Eli Dirêj area of Sidakan in Southern Kurdistan.

In this action, where enemy positions were effectively hit, five enemy positions were destroyed and 14 enemy soldiers were killed. In addition, a drone of the invaders was shot down by our forces. Following the action, the invading Turkish army, which bombed the area indiscriminately with warplanes, carried away dead and wounded soldiers from the area with Sikorsky-type helicopters.

2. On October 25, our forces organized three separate actions at 09.00, 10.30 and 12.45, targeting enemy units positioned on Xeregol hill in Çelê (Çukurca) district of Hakkari. The enemy positions were put under intense fire by our forces and three enemy positions were destroyed and four enemy soldiers were killed.

3. On October 23, the invading Turkish army launched an operation in the Kurê Keça, Yıldız hill and Gundê Akêt areas on Mount Cudi in Şırnak. On October 24, at 13.00, our forces carried out an action within the scope of the Martyr Delal Amed and Besta Martyrs Revolutionary Campaign, targeting enemy soldiers positioned on Yıldız hill. The number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be determined in this action. The invading Turkish army withdrew from the area without any results following the action.

October 26, 2018

HPG Press Centre