HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

Press Release

1. As part of the Martyr Medya Mawa and Martyr Rizgar Gever Vengeance Campaign, guerrillas carried out a sabotage action against a Turkish military unit near the OSyan outpost in Siirt’s Pervari district at 6 am on May 4.

While the Turkish unit was struck effectively, the number of soldiers killed or wounded here couldn’t be clarified.

After the action, the Turkish army shelled the area at random and removed the casualties from the scene with helicopters, while guerrillas returned to their base without getting harmed.

On April 14, clash erupted between one of our guerrilla unit and Turkish forces in the area of Çemê Elika in Amed’s Lice district. One of our guerrilla martyred in the confrontation. The ID details will be announced later on.

May 5, 2020 

HPG Press Centre