HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

1. On July 25, the occupying Turkish army launched a comprehensive operation in Çemê Karê area of Siirt's Pervari district. In the ongoing operation, our forces continue their actions against the enemy units. Within the scope of the Martyrs Delal Amed and Besta Martyrs Revolutionary Campaign, our forces carried out actions targeting enemy soldiers. In this scope;

On July 29, at 15.00, our YJA Star guerrilla carried actions against enemy soldiers positioned on the Martyr Sorxwîn. Three soldiers were killed in the action where enemy soldiers on the hill were struck effectively. On the same day, the occupying Turkish army carried away dead soldiers from the area with Sikorsky type helicopters around 22.30 hours.

On July 30, at 17.30, our YJA Star guerrillas carried out another action targeting the enemy soldiers positioned on the Martyr Sorxwin hill. One soldier was killed in the action.

2. Within the scope of the Martyr Piroz and Martyr Agirî Revolutionary Campaign, our guerrilla forces carried out an action against the occupying Turkish army soldiers positioned on Deriyê Pêşmerga area of Govendê in Hakkari's Şemzinan (Semdinli) district, on July 31, at 21:30. One soldier was killed in the action.

3. On July 28, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation with the participation of a large number of contras in the Xaçareş area of the Bitlis’ Mutki district. This operation was withdrawn without any results on July 31.

4. On July 31, at 12:15, the warplanes of the occupying Turkish army bombed the Heft Tebax area of Gare region in the Medya Defence Zones.

 

August 1, 2018

HPG Press Centre