TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC
1-On 5 October at around 16:30 hour, clashes occurred in between our guerrillas and enemy forces in the area of Cet, in the district of Hozat/Dersim, who have ambush in the area, after our guerrillas attempted intervene to the villagers who were illegally cutting woods. As a result of two hours long clashes 2 of our comrades have been martyred. Yet, the number of killed and wounded enemy soldiers couldn’t be able to clarify.
The I.D. details of our martyred guerrillas are;
Code Name: Cilo Cudi
Real Name: Yusuf Ahmet Hamedi
Place of Birth: Kotol – East Kurdistan
Name of Mother/Father: Emine/Abdurrahman
Date and Place of Martyr: 5 October 2012 / Hozat, Dersim (in a clashes)
Code Name: Ozgur Amed
Real Name: Ibrahim Kaya
Place of Birth: Ergani, Amed
Name of Mother/Father: Muhterem/Halis
Date and Place of Martyr: 5 October 2012 / Hozat, Dersim (in a clashes)
2-On 7 October at 20:00 hour, our guerrillas carried out an action on a scorpion type armoured military vehicle belong to the occupier Turkish state army, in the central city of Bitlis. As a result, the scorpion type armored vehicle destroyed. Later, enemy forces carried away the corpses of unknown number of killed and wounded soldiers with ambulances. Aftermath of the action, the occupier Turkish state army launched a partial military operation in surrounding area under the support of armored military vehicles.
3-Our guerrillas carried out serious of actions within the scope of continuing their sovereignty and control in the districts of Semdinli, Yuksekova and Cukurca/Hakkari. Those are;
On 5 October at 23:00 hour, our guerrillas carried an action against a scorpion type armoured military vehicle in the central city of Hakkari. As a result, while military vehicle destroyed, 2 members of special operational Policemen have been wounded. Aftermath of the action, a military operation has been launched in the area, which has ended on 7 October, with no result.
On 7 October in between 09:00-18:00 hours, our guerrillas carried out a road control on the Road of Cukurca-Hakkari. While our guerrillas control the I.D.s of the people in the 150 vehicles, also inform the people on the anniversary of the International Conspiracy of 9 October and developing period. Also, 1 official vehicle has been burnt and destroyed.
On the same day at around 11:30 hour, our guerrillas carried out an action against a sikorski type helicopter in an area in between the Villages of Rindike and Dize, which was flying from the district of Cukurca towards the city of Hakkari. As a result, the helicopter hit and damaged, and had flew away from the area. In the afternoon hours, our guerrillas carried out a separate action against another sikorski type helicopter, which was flying from Hakkari towards the district of Cukurca. The helicopter has been hit and flew away within flames. What happened to helicopter is unknown.
Our guerrillas also carried out a sabotage action on the Electricity and Telephone Lines going to the Oramar and Sitazin Military Stations, on 7 October at 18:35.
The occupier Turkish state army still continues its bombardments. Enemy forces carried out obus and mortar bombardments on the areas of Carcela and Mergezere/Yuksekova, from 7 October at 06:00 hour to the morning hours of 8 October. The occupier Turkish state army also carrying out obus and mortar bombardments on the area of Ertus/Cukurca and, Kucuk Cilo and Karker/Zap/the Medya Defense Areas, since 5 October.
4-On 7 October in between 13:00-13:30 hours, the war-planes belong to the occupier Turkish state army carried out air-bombardments on the Village of Sile/Kandil/the Medya Defense Areas.
HPG Media and Communication Center
08. 10. 2012