TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC
1-On 4 August at around 22:45 hour, our guerrilla forces carried out a Revolutionary Operation, on the names of our Martrys Arjin Garzan (Leyla Altan) and Mahir Baskale (Hasim Kaya), on the 19 different targets of military base and stations in the district of Cele/Hakkari.
The first phase of the Revolutionary Operation have been succesfully completed, which was carried in a retaliation against the complete isolation carries on our Leader and; on 24 March , our 15 female guerrillas under the command of Arjin Garzan have all been martryd in the rural area of Sirvan/Bitlis and; martrys occurred in the region of Erzurum, last winter.
Our guerrillas targeted the Rindike Military Station and its two security Hills, where 170 soldiers and a team of village-guards positioned, have been completely taken by our guerrilla forces within 40 minutes. Our guerrillas searched all around the military station and as a result, more than 20 weapons and many numbers of military materials have been confiscated. Here, it has been clerified that more than 70 enemy soldiers killed, and tens of enemy soldiers wounded. Also, 5 Panzers and 1 Hodgehog type armoured vehicle have been destroyed. As well as, 9 village-guards who were present in the Rindike military station also have been taken as a prisioner, yet later have been released as the clashes were continuing.
Our guerrillas also took control of the Road of Hakkari-Cele in two different points in case of a any possible intervene of enemy forces. Here, our guerrillas stopped the vehicles and the people have been informed about the Revolutionary Operation. In mean time, our guerrillas effectively hit a enemy military convoy, which was coming from the Geman military station/Cele/Hakkari, to intervene to the area. As a result, 1 Panzer destroyed and 1 other damaged. This enemy convoy have been repulsed by our guerrillas.
In the content of our Revolutionary Operation; the Centre of Brigade in the district of Cele, the Sere Seve Battalion, The Eris Battalion, the Bilican Regiment, the Hill of Gire and the 49 military station have been effectively hit by our guerrilla forces.
Again within the cover of this operation; the Karatas military station and its two security Hills also have been targeted. Here, 1 military building have been left in flames as a result of effective hit, and a position where there was a mortar has been destroyed and, many numbers of enemy positions hit and damaged.
While the clashes continues in the area, as a result of this operation, a total of more than 100 enemy soldiers killed and around 100 others wounded. Also, more than 20 weapons and many military materials belongs to the enemy have been confiscated by our guerrillas. The clashes still continues in the area, which is under the control of our guerrillas forces, and in the clashes as a result of this operation a total of 7 of our guerrillas have been martryd after heroic resistance.
We will continue to share the developments and the I.D. details of our martryd guerrillas with our people and public, as we get details.
2-In the scope of Revolutionary Operation of Semdinli, on 4 August at around 18:30 hour, our guerrillas carried out an action with heawy weapons against the Gare Military station/Semdinli/Hakkari. The number of killed and wounded enemy soldiers couldn’t be able to clerified.
3-On 4 August in between 12:00-14:00 hours and again on 5 August 00:00-03:00 hours, the war-planes belongs to the occupier Turkish state army carried out air-bombardments on the River of Haci Beg and its surrounding area/Semdinli/Hakkari.
4-On 3 August at around 16:00 hour, our guerrillas carried out an action against the reinforcement military convoy going for the enemy in Semdinli, nearby the Bridge of Genclik, in between the cities of Van and Hakkari. As a result, 1 scorpian type armoured military vehicle destroyed and 1 scorpian type armoured military vehicle damaged by our guerrillas. Our guerrillas also carried out second action here against enemy soldiers and professional and specialised bomb units came to intervene. As a result of both actions, 4 enemy soldiers killed and 6 others wounded. Aftermath of these actions, the operation launched by the occupier Turkish state army in the area, pulled back on the same day.
5-On 4 August in between 04:00-05:00 hours, the occupier Turkish state army carried air traffic movements in between the districts of Semdinli and Gever/Hakkari. This air-movement of enemy continued until afternoon hours. And, at 13:00 hour, our guerrillas carried out action against enemy air-traffic. As a result, 1 sikorsky type helicopter has been hit and damaged by our guerrillas. The enemy helicopter flew away in flames.
6-On 4 August in between 04:00-05:00 hours, it has been observed that the cobra and sikorsky type helicopters belongs to the occupier Turkish state army began to move on the lines of Oramar and Sitaza/Semdinli/Hakkari. Yet, the enemy forces couldn’t be able to brake the resistance of our guerrillas and, as a result carried out obus and mortar attacks on the surrounding areas with no aim.
7-On 2 August at around 19:15 hour, our guerrillas carried out an extensive action against the Eski Eruh military station and its two security Hills, in the district of Eruh/Siirt. The military building have been effectively hit and damaged, in 4 different points there were flames. Our guerrillas have completely taken over the control of the two security Hills of the military station. The dormitory and dining halls of the enemy soldiers on the Hills completely burnt as a result of our guerrilla’ rockets. In these Hills, 3 mid-automatic A4 weapons and 1 Nikon type binoculers have been confiscated and destroyed and, also some military materials confiscated by our guerrillas. In these security Hills, we could clerify that a total of 20 enemy soldiers killed and many more wounded. Also, the cobra type helicopters which wanted intervene to the action, have been effectivel hit and drawn away by our guerrillas. In this action, 2 of our guerrillas also reached to martry after heroic resistance. We will be sharing their I.D. details with our people and public once its cleared.
Aftermath of the action, the occupier Turkish state army launched a military operation in the area, which still continues.
HPG Media and Communication Center
05. 08. 2012