Press Release
1. On April 20, at 09.30, our forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army positioned on the Lêlîkan hill in the territory of Southern Kurdistan. The number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be determined in this action where enemy positions were put under intense fire.
On the same day at 11.40 and 14.00, our forces carried out assassination actions against enemy soldiers on the Lêlîkan hill. In these actions, two enemy soldiers were killed.
2. On April 21 (today) at 09:00 hours, our forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army on the Koordine hill in Hakkari's Çelê (Çukurca) district. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in the enemy positions could not be clarified.
3. On April 17, the occupying Turkish army launched an extensive operation in the Tepê Kulind, Tepê Martyr Berxwedan and Martyr Êzime areas in Siirt’s Herekol region with the support of many unmanned aerial vehicles, warplanes and cobra-type attack helicopters. On the same day, around 17.00 hours, the warplanes of the occupying Turkish army bombed Tepê Kulind, Tepê Martyr Berxwedan and Martyr Êzime areas intensively with warplanes.
On April 18, around 05.00, cobra-type attack helicopters once again bombed the operation areas intensively, and the invading forces were airdropped to the area with sikorsy-type helicopters. On the same day, at 09.00 and 09.45, our forces carried out sabotage actions against the operation units in the Tepê Kulind area. Five enemy soldiers were killed in these actions, and two soldiers were wounded. Following the actions, the invading forces carried away their dead and wounded from the area with sikorsy-type helicopters.
On the same day, around 10.30, our forces carried out another sabotage action against the invading soldiers in the Tepê Kulind area. The number of dead and wounded soldiers in this action could not be determined. Following the actions carried out by our forces, the invading forces fled and abandoned this hill. The operation was withdrawn around 13.00 the same day.
The occupying Turkish army has been unable to go over our forces from the ground throughout the operation, bombing operation areas intensively with technique. Seven of our comrades have reached martyrdom in these enemy bombardments. The ID information of our martyr comrades will be shared with the public once it has been clarified.
April 21, 2018
HPG Press Centre