HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

To the Press and Public

1. The Drones belongs to the occupier Turkish state army intensively carrying out search flights over the Region of Zagros/the Medya Defence Areas, since 14 September 2014, and still continues to very day. Again, the Drones have carried out intense search flights on the Regions of Zap and Haftanin/the Medya Defence Areas, on 15 September in between 22:30 – until next day at 05:00 hours and, 12:00 – 13:00 hours respectively.

- On 16 September, at 00:30 hour,  the warplanes belongs to the occupier Turkish army flew over the Regions of Haftanin and Zagros/the Medya Defence Areas.

2. On 15 September, in between 15:00 – 16:00 hours, the Sikorsky type military helicopters belongs to the occupier Turkish state army carried out search flights on the Region of Bagok/Mardin. Again, there is an intense military movement of the occupier Turkish state army in the rural areas in between the Village of Mire and the Region of Marina/Mardin.

The HPG Liaison Centre

16 September 2014