Press Release
1. On March 3, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the Demirkapı area of Ağrı’s Bazîd (Doğubeyazit) district with the support of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
Within the scope of the Revolutionary Victory Campaign, on March 4, our forces put under surveillance the enemy units out on the operation. The enemy units which were put under surveillance for some time were targeted around 15.20 the same day.
The enemy soldiers which were put under intense fire in the close range have abandoned their positions. Two positions of the enemy unit which was hit effectively in the action has been completely destroyed, while nine enemy soldiers including the unit commander were killed here. The occupying Turkish army which bombed the area with howitzer and mortar shells following the action, carried away dead and wounded soldiers from the area.
2. On March 3, at 14.00, our forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army positioned on the Koordine hill in Hakkari’s Çelê (Çukurca) district. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in the enemy positions under intense fire could not be determined.
3. On March 4, at 10.00, our forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army on the Kanîreş hill in Hakkari’s Şemzînan (Şemdinli) district. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in this action where the enemy’s positions were targeted could not be determined.
March 5, 2018
HPG Press Centre