Press Release
1. Within the scope of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalin Muş revolutionary campaign, our forces conducted actions against the occupying Turkish army in Hakkari's Çelê (Çukurca) and Şemzînan (Şemdinli) districts.
On August 25, at 11.00, our forces carried out an action targeting soldiers positioned on the Çeta hill in Şemzînan (Şemdinli) district. In the action, our forces targeted enemy positions and the number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be clarified.
On August 25, between 10.30 and 11.00, our guerrillas targeted a work machine of occupying forces working on the road between Deştanê valley and Deştanê outpost. The number of dead and wounded soldiers could not be clarified in this action where the work machine was destroyed.
After the action, occupying forces bombed Zavite Highland with howitzers and mortars.
2. On August 24, at 22.00, our guerrillas encountered with a unit of the occupying Turkish army on the hillside of the Çağlayan township of Erzincan and entered into conflict with enemy soldiers. Our guerrillas hit the enemy soldiers at close range. One enemy soldier was identified killed while another was wounded. Our forces which clashed with enemy unit have reached their base areas securely.
3. On August 19, the occupying Turkish army had launched an opertaion in the area of the Derekuyu village of Hatay's Arsuz district. On August 23, our guerrillas put under surveillance a unit of this operation and carried an action targeting the unit. In the action, one enemy soldier was identified killed and another was wounded. After the action, enemy soldiers fired at the area indiscriminately and a fire broke out. Villagers wanted to intervene in putting out the fire but they were prevented by the soldiers. This operation ended with retreat from the area without any results on August 24.
August 26, 2017
HPG Press Centre