Press Release

Turkish army continued its efforts to target the people in Kurdistan in the most violent ways, and to target and massacre civilians under the name of military operations.

1.On December 5, Turkish army launched an operation in Apê Musa area in Amed's Lice district .

On December 6, at 14:30, Turkish soldiers opened fire on a civilian car near Speynik village which left one of the two civilians in the car dead and the other wounded. The wounded civilian was later subject to severe torture.

During the evening hours, the operation was expanded and airstrikes started in the area.

A group of our guerrillas were martyred as a result of clashes and airstrikes in this area, and that their ID details will be announced once clarified.

2.On December 9, Turkish fighter jets shelled Deşta Kafya and Çırav hamlets in Garê area of Medya Defense Zones.

3. Between 10-15 August, our guerilla forces carried out a series of actions targeting several hills, positions and convoys of the Turkish military in Uludere district of Şırnak. 3 of our guerrillas fell as martyrs during the clashes.

ID details of our 3 martyr guerrillas:

Code name: Garzan Batman

First-Last Name: Abdullah Milih

Code name: Reşit Berxwedan

First-Last Name: Ferhat Şayık

Code name: Seyit Gabar

First-Last Name: Mehmet Budak

10.12.2016

The HPG Liaison Centre