HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

TO THE MEDIA AND THE PUBLIC

1-On 17 June at around 04:30 hour, our guerrillas carried out a sabotage action on a pipeline in between the districts of Idil and Midyat/Mardin . Aftermath, on 18 June, the occupier forces of the Turkish state army launched a military operation in the area and they pulled back on the same day with no result.

2-On 19 June at around 17:00 hour, a clash occurred in between our guerrillas and occupier forces of the Turkish state army nearby the enemy Regimant Commandment in the district of Semdinli/Hakkari. As a result, 2 enemy soldiers killed.

3-In the morning hours of 18 June, the occupier forces of the Turkish state army launched a military operation in the rural area of the district of Karayazi/Erzurum. The military operation in this area still continues as search and ambushes by the enemy hidden units.

4-On 19 June in between 19:00-23:00 hours, the occupier force of the Turkish state armies war-planes carried out air-raids on the area of Cemco, the villages of Saca and Kuniska/in the town of Seladize/Duhok, within the borders of Zap/the Medya Defence Areas.

5-On 19 June in between 18:00-18:30 hours, the occupier force of the Turkish state army carried out obus and mortar attacks on the Mountain chains of Heft Tebaq and Gare, in the Town of Seladize/Duhok, within the border of Gare/the Medya Defence Areas. As a result of this bombardments, the gardens and grape-yards belongs to the Villagers have been heavily damaged and, a bush fire, which still continues, began in the area.

HPG Media and Communication Center

20.06.2012