TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

1- On 15th of October, at around 20:45 hours, our guerrillas carried a retaliation of a revenge action against the security hill of the Maden Battalion/Sirnak, in remembarance of our guerrillas, whome have been martered in Sirnak and Dersim. As a result of this action, two of enemy posts have been destroyed, yet the number of killed and wounded enemy soldiers couldn't be able to clerified. Afterwords of action, the cobra type of attack helicopters bombarded the areas of Ataturk burnu and Cala Guza with no aim. And then the Turkish state army launched a military operation in the area, which still continues.

2- On 16th of October, the Turkish state army launched a military operation in the areas of Bane Zinis, Bane Samke and Bane Sega/Silopi/Sirnak. The operation in the area is still continuing.

3- On 16th of October, in between 13:00-14:00 hours, the Turkish state army carried obus and mortar attack on the Hill of Ciger/Haftanin/the Medya Defence Areas.

4- On 13th of October, the Turkish state army launched a military operation in the surrounding area of the Village of Nenikan (Garip Usagi)/Ovacik/Dersim. This military operation continued until 15th of October, and during this operation there were intensive  clashes occurred in between our guerrillas and enemy soldiers. As a result, which we could be able to clerify, 3 enemy soldiers killed and 3 others wounded. Also, 1 HK-33 type weapon and personal record belong to a enemy soldier have been conviscated by our guerrillas. In mean time, 4 of our guerrillas have been reach to martry after brave resistance.

The I.D.'s OF OUR MARTERED GUERRILLAS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Code Name: Tayhan Umut Real Name: Cemil Nayman Year and Place of Birth: 1981/Mus Year and Place of Participation: 2002/Mersin Name of Mother: Gulnaz Name of Father: Semsettin Date and Place of Martery: 13 October 2010/ Ovacik-Dersim

Code Name: Silan Evin Real Name: Sukran Gulsun Year and Place of Birth: 1980/Van Year and Place of Participation: 2002/Istanbul Name of Mother: Zubeyde Name of Father: Abdullah Date and Place of Martery: 14 October 2010/ Ovacik-Dersim

The Press Liaison Centre - HPG

17/10/2010