HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

1. On the evening of September 20, the occupying Turkish army launched a comprehensive operation with the participation of 10 thousand soldiers and village guards in Amed's Hazro, Kulp, Farqin (Silvan) and Lice districts. The contras from the Sêdeknê, Boşatê and Teverzê villages of Farqin also led the operation.

In the operation including the area of ​​Martyr Kawa and the zone of Kevirê Spi in the Farqin district, the occupying forces, which declared curfew in many villages, raided the villages and practised torture on the people. The operation in the area of ​​Martyr Kawa was withdrawn without any results on September 23.

On September 22, our forces organized a sabotage action near the village of Zirê in Lice district. According to the information obtained, two enemy soldiers were killed in the action. Invading forces have removed dead and wounded soldiers from the area with ambulances and civilian vehicles.

On the same day at 18.30, the operation units in the area hit each other in the Dahla Zirê zone of Lice, but clear information about their losses was not reached.

The disguised units, which carried out the operation that was partially withdrawn on September 23, raided the Enteknê Cuwar village of Lice on September 24 and subjected the villagers to violence.

On September 23, the invasion operation in the area was withdrawn inconclusively.

2. Within the second phase of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş Revolutionary Campaign, our forces have organized actions against the occupying Turkish army in the Şemzînan district of Hakkari.

On the morning of September 24, our YJA Star forces carried out a sabotage campaign against the invading forces trying to position on the hill of Tepê Sor in the Toranser zone. The number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers in the action has not been determined.

After the action, the occupying forces were forced to retreat from the hill.

At 15:00 hours on September 25, our forces targeted a military vehicle heading from Sivri Hill to Leylek Hill. The vehicle, which was shot in an effective manner, was hit and withdrawn. Simultaneously, our forces targeting Leylek hill have hit a heavy weapon position. The number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers in the action has not been determined.

After the action, the occupying forces bombarded the area with howitzers and mortars.

On September 26, at 07:10, our YJA Star forces conducted a series of sabotage actions against a moving unit of the invading forces on the Shikêrê Spi hill. Four soldiers were identified killed in the targeted enemy unit.

After the action, the occupying forces bombarded the area with howitzers and mortars.

3. On September 25, between 16.30 and 18.30, Cobra-type attack helicopters of the occupying Turkish army bombed Çırav area on the mountain of Gabar in Şırnak.

On the same day, between 21.30 and 23.00, cobra-type helicopters bombed Gunavê area in Herekol area of Siirt.

4. On September 26, at 02.45 warplanes of the occupying Turkish army bombarded the Karker area in the Zap region of the Medya Defense Zones.

 

September 26, 2017


HPG Press Centre