Press Release
1. Within the scope of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş revolutionary campaign, our forces carried out new actions in Hakkari's Şemzînan (Şemdinli) district.
On August 26, 14.50, our forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army soldiers positioned on the Tepe Çeta hill. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in the action where simultaneous action took place against five different points on the hill could not be clarified. After the action, the invader army bombed the surrounding areas with howitzer and mortar shells.
The occupying Turkish army which was targeted extensively by our forces in the Tepe Korici area on August 26 has sent eight armoured vehicles and reinforcement to the same hill on August 27, 11.00, starting to build positions with heavy work machines. At the same time, the occupying forces planted and detonated many mines on various areas of the hill, along with firing at the gardens belonging to locals with heavy weapons and creating fire.
The occupying forces moving from this point has also tried positioning on the Martyr Şevger hill. Our forces have carried out an action targeting this force at 22.30 in the night hours. The number of dead and wounded enemies in this action which took place while soldiers gathered together could not be clarified. The invader army carried away its dead and wounded to Şemzînan from the area with armoured vehicles at 00.00 in the night hours. No losses have occurred in our units which carried out these actions.
2. Within the scope of the Martyr Serdem and Martyr Nûdem revolutionary campaign, our forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army in Gürpınar district of Van province.
On August 26, 17.00, our forces targeted an invasion unit carrying out patrol over the Gürpınar road of Van. Three enemy soldiers have been killed in this action where the targeted unit was effectively hit while the number of wounded enemy soldiers could not be clarified. The occupying Turkish army which carried away its dead and wounded soldiers to Gürpınar indiscriminately fired at the area and its
surroundings with grenade launchers and individual weapons. Our unit which carried out this action has withdrawn to its base area securely.
3. On August 25, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the rural area between Hatay's Dörtyol and Islahiye districts. On the same day, at 17.30, our forces entered into conflict with a unit of the operation. The number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers in this action could not be clarified. After the conflict, the operation was forced to withdraw from the area. Our forces which entered into conflict are securely positioned in their base areas.
4. From 08.00 in the morning to the evening hours on August 26, the occupying Turkish army has bombed the Bedehê village in the town of Kanî Masî in South Kurdistan with the howitzer and mortar shells fired from outposts and base areas located at the border line.
On August 27, between hours of 13.00 and 18.30, the howitzer and mortar shells fired from the same outpost and base areas bombed the Derarê area.
5. The occupying Turkish army which carried out exploration activity over the Martyr Demhat valley in Erzincan province with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles on August 26 has launched an extensive operation in the area on August 27.
August 28, 2017
HPG Press Centre