HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

1-On 7 july at around 01:00 hour, clashes occurred in between our guerrillas and operational forces belongs to the occupier Turkish state army in the area of Rocks of Dogan, in the district of Nizamiye/Dersim. As a result of clashes, at least 4 enemy soldiers killed . The number of wounded enemy soldiers couldn’t be able to clerified. Enemy forces carried away corps and wounded soldiers with sikorsky type helicopters.

2-On 11 July in between 15:00-16:00 hours, the war-planes belongs to the occupier force of the Turkish state army carried out air-raids on the Villages of Sive and Fillah, and the Hill of Rubar/Zap/the Medya Defence Areas.

3-The military operation launched on 6 July by the occupier force of the Turkish state army still continues in the rural areas of the district of Tatvan/Bitlis. The operational enemy forces carried out bombardments with Tank, mortar and cobra type helicopters on the Villages and surrounding areas of Kurtuka and Ez, and the Hillsides of Sehit Beriwan/Tatvan/Bitlis, all night of 10 July and 11 July from 09:00 hour to night hours. And, on 11 July at around 18:20 hour, clashes occurred in between enemy operational forces and our YJA-Star guerrillas on the Hillsides of Sehit Berivan. As a result at least 3 enemy soldiers killed and 1 other wounded.

4-On 3 July,our guerrillas detained 4 drivers, whome participates to the military activities of enemy forces, in the district of Beytussebap/Sirnak and district of Catak/Van. These detainess have been released after their questioning completed.

5-On 1 July,our guerrillas have been detained the Head of the Village Guards, Ismail Can, and his wife and a Village Guard Zumeyra Can, on the bases of collobarating with enemy and making propaganda of village guard system. The head of the village guards and his village guard wife have been released on 9 July after they admitted all their crimes against the Kurdish people and asked for pardon on the base of not involving in the crimes again.

HPG Media and Communication Center

12. 07. 2012