Press Release
1. On May 27, at 23.00, the occupying Turkish army launched an invasion operation in the Şekif and Marty Derwêş areas in Xakurke region in southern Kurdistan.
After intense bombardment by warplanes and helicopters, the occupying forces attempted to show presence with the troops airdropped in the region.
The Turkish special war media tries through false information to simulate a victory triumph and to show the scope of the operation greater than actually given. The attempt of this ground operation, which can also be interpreted as an effort to relocate the war, which concentrated on the Lelikan region last year, to another area, will be resolutely countered by Kurdistan's Freedom Guerrilla. For the occupiers, it will be one of the biggest blows in their history. The intense bombardment of the region continues and the public will be informed in detail about the operation at a later date.
2. Within the scope of the Revolutionary Victory Campaign ongoing in Serhed region, on May 27, our guerrillas carried out a sabotage action against soldiers and armored vehicles of the Turkish army on move on the road leading to the Başaran outpost in Aralık district of Iğdır province.
Five soldiers were killed and an unknown number injured as a result of the action which also left an Amarog type vehicle damaged.
Following the action, the Turkish army launched an operation which was withdrawn in the evening hours without success.
May 28, 2019
HPG Press Centre