HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

 Press Release

1. On April 24, around 09:30, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in Kızılkilise village of Kağızman district of Kars. Within the scope of the Revolutionary Victory Campaign, our forces put under surveillance a unit of operation positioned on the Karargah hill.

Our forces carried out a sabotage action targeting the enemy unit at 10.30 on the same day. In the action, three enemy soldiers were killed and one enemy soldier was wounded. After the action, the occupying Turkish army carried away dead and wounded soldiers from the area with armoured vehicles.

2. On April 24, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the areas of Deriyê Beroj, Deriyê Meydan and Deriyê Eyşedinkê in the area of Besta and Şehriban in Şırnak. Our guerrilla forces carried out a sabotage action on the same day at 07.30 targeting an operational unit in the Deriyê Beroj area. In the action, one petty officer was killed and three soldiers were wounded. The operation was withdrawn from the area without any result at 16.00 hours on the same day.

3. On April 24, at 18.30, our YJA Star forces carried out an assassination action against the occupying Turkish army soldiers positioned the Lêlîkan hill within the territory of Southern Kurdistan. In the action, one enemy soldier was killed.

4. On April 24, the occupying Turkish army’s warplanes carried out air attacks against the Medya Defence Zones. In this context, at 15:30 hours, Sida, Werxelê and Karker areas of the Zap region were bombed, and at 16.00, Tabura Ereba, Stunê and Mervanos areas and at 21.30, the Basya area of the Avasin region was bombed.

 

April 25, 2018

HPG Press Centre