Press Release
1. On May 5, the Turkish army started an operation in the area of Bêspin of the Silopi district of Şırnak province with the support of village guards and contras.
On the same day, our forces put an enemy unit in the territory of Gırê Jehrê under surveillance, and carried out an action at 18.30 in the evening. In this action, one soldier was killed and one soldier was wounded. After the action, the Turkish army bombed the area with howitzers and mortars. While the operation was withdrawn the same day; The enemy's secret units have been positioned in the field.
- The village guards of Gundıke Melê and Sêgırkê are cutting down trees in the forest of the Bênavya area of Şırnak's Cudi area.
2. On 6 May at 14.00, our forces carried out an action with mortars against the Koordine hill of Hakkari's Çelê (Çukurca) district. While the radar located at the hill has been destroyed as a result of the action; The number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be clarified.
3. On May 5th, at 07.20 am, our forces carried out an assassination action against the soldiers in the Çemêkurkê area in Hakkari's Şemzinan area. In this action, the number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be clarified.
4. On April 21, our comrade Ekin, who was in Urfa-Suruç as part of her duty, has tried to get out of enemy surveillance when she was noticed by enemy forces. Our comrade, who has shown the principal of not being captured alive, has taken away the explosive materials in her car from the areas where civilian people are located, and upon the approach of the enemy forces, has fell as martyr by exploding the explosives in the car along with herself.
The ID information of our comrade who fell as martyr is like this;
Nom De Guerre: Ekin Deniz Fırat
Name Surname: Yekta Varlı
Place of Birth: Batman
Mother's - Father's Name: Neslihan - Adil
Date and Place of Martyrdom: April 21, 2017 / Urfa
5. 3 of our Guerrilla comrades in different areas were wounded as a result of the heavily armed attacks against our Medya Defense Zones between the 5th and 15th of April. Alan, Dılçem, and Rızgar comrades, who have been under treatment for a certain period of time, have fell as martyrs because they could not be saved due to their heavy injuries.
The ID information of our martyr comrades is like this;
Nom De Guerre: Alan Bagok
Name Surname: Felat Abik
Place of Birth: Mardin
Mother's - Father's Name: Sevginaz - Ömer
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 5 - 15 April 2017 / Medya Defense Zones
Nom De Guerre: Dılçem Leheng
Name Surname: Handan Ilik
Place of Birth: Dersim
Mother's - Father's Name: Fecire - Haydar
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 5 - 15 April 2017 / Medya Defense Zones
Nom De Guerre: Rızgar Eriş
Name Surname: Fırat Kaya
Place of Birth: Hakkari
Mother's - Father's Name: Hamri - Ali
Date and Place of Martyrdom: 5 - 15 April 2017 / Medya Defense Zones
We commemorate our comrades who have fell as martyrs with respect and gratitude, and we declare that we will carry on the victory promise and belief that they have succeeded.
May 7, 2017
HPG Press Centre