HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

1. The AKP-MHP fascist regime continues its attacks against our forces without interruption, despite our Movement's decision of inaction. On April 8, our comrade Xebatkar Bagok, who was on duty in the countryside of Cinata village in the Omeriya region of Merdin, and his relative, the esteemed patriot Lokman Görgün, were martyred as a result of the attack carried out by the Turkish army.

The Turkish army extrajudicially executed Lokman Görgün, a civilian, unarmed and innocent Kurdish patriot, and committed war crimes. Lokman Görgün, an honorable patriot devoted to his people and country, is a martyr of our Kurdistan Freedom Struggle. Our comrade Xebatkar, like all our guerrilla forces, was martyred as a result of the enemy attack while he was in a position of inaction. We express our condolences to the valuable family of our comrade Xebatkar and honorable patriot Lokman Görgün, the patriotic people of Merdîn and all the people of Kurdistan. We reiterate our promise to keep the memory of the martyrs alive and to achieve victory by raising our struggle.

The identity information of our comrade Xebatkar Bagok is as follows:

Nom de Guerre: Xebatkar Bagok

First-Last Name: Musa Kahraman

Birthplace: Mardin

Mother's and Father's Names: Türkan – Ahmet

Date and Place of Martyrdom: 8 April 2023 / Mardin

Xebatkar – Musa Kahraman

2. In the Zap region;

– The invading Turkish army attacked our resistance positions in Sîda at 10:30, 12:00 and 13:00 on April 11 and 12, our forces responded to defend themselves and there were 4 contacts.

3. The attacks carried out by the invading Turkish army;

– On April 11 and 12, our resistance positions in Çemço and Sîda were bombed 37 times with howitzers, tanks and heavy weapons.

April 13, 2023

HPG Press Centre