Press Release

1. The operation of the occupying Turkish army launched in the Şapatan and Serero regions of Hakkari's Şemzînan district on August 26 has been withdrawn without any results.

Our forces hit heavy blows on the occupying enemy units intensively using modern techniques in the operation.

The necessary information was shared with the public in our daily statements about these conflicts and actions. During this operation which carried on for 11 days and was foiled by the magnificent resistance of our forces, a total of 10 enemy soldiers were killed and 15 enemy soldiers were wounded.

The occupying forces performed intense pressure on the people of the region throughout the operation. Enemy forces declared a curfew and prevented villagers from going to their vineyards and gardens where the operation was conducted. In addition, enemy forces arbitrarily burnt down the slopes of Dola Apociya, Dola Bermêşa, Dola Êlde, the Martyr Axin hill, Bêtkarok area and many vineyards and gardens belonging to the people of the region.

2. Within the second phase of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş Revolutionary campaign, our guerrilla forces on September 5, around 11.30, carried out an action targeting soldiers deployed on the Haruna hill in Hakkari's Şemzînan district. The number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers could not be clarified in this action where enemy positions were struck effectively.

Following the action, the occupying Turkish army bombarded the area indiscriminately with heavy weapons.

3. On September 5, at 06.00, attack- type helicopters of the occupying Turkish army bombed the Garisi area of Siirt. A  fire that is still continuing broke out as a result of the bombardment.

4. On September 5, between 8:00 and 20:30, the occupying Turkish army bombarded the Martyr Rahime valley of Oremar area in Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district with howitzers, mortars and cluster bombs.

5. On September 5, at 21.00, Cobra-type helicopters belonging to the occupying Turkish army bombed Besta Hıncê and Biluzerê areas of the Besta region of Şırnak.

6. On August 19, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation with the support of UAVs in the Nordizê area of Payizava (Gurpinar) district of Van. On the same day, our forces encountered with a unit of the occupying Turkish army near Axula village and entered into conflict with enemy soldiers. The number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers in the conflict could not be determined. During the conflict and bombardment in the operation, the occupying forces used technique intensively, and four comrades of ours fell as martyrs.

The ID information of our martyr comrades are as following;

Nom de Guerre: Agit Colemerg Name-Surname: Ayhan Bul Place of Birth: Mersin Mother's-Father's Name: Zeynep - Mustafa Date and Place of Martyrdom: August 19, 2017 / Van

Agit – Ayhan Bul

Nom de Guerre: Aras Başkale Name-Surname: Metin Esen Place of Birth: Van Mother's-Father's Name: Kudret - Salih Date and Place of Martyrdom: August 19, 2017 / Van

Aras – Metin Esen

Nom de Guerre: Bahoz Hevidar Name- Surname: Evliya Yavan Place of Birth: Hakkari Mother's- Father's Name: Zeynep - İsmet Date and Place of Martyrdom: August 19, 2017 / Van

Bahoz – Evliya Yavan

Nom de Guerre: Rızgar Elbak Name- Surname: Doğan Durmaz Place of Birth: Van Mother's- Father's Name: Sevkiya - Fesih Date and Place of Martyrdom: August 19, 2017 / Van

Rızgar – Doğan Durmaz

September 6, 2017

HPG Press Centre