HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC
1-On 29 July at around 06:00 hour, severe clashes occurred in between our guerrillas and enemy occupier forces of the Turkish state army, who wanted to launch a military operation against the Hill of Gumok/Semdinli/Hakkari. As a result of initial clashes, a total of 15 enemy soldiers killed by our guerrillas. The severe clash and bombardments in the area still continues.
2- The occupier forces of the Turkish state army carried out bombardments with obus and mortars on the Hill of Gumoke, Goste, Genistepe, The River of Haci beg and the Village of Nirukola/Semdinli/Hakkari, from 28 July at 18:00 hour to 29 July at 06:00 hour. As a result of these enemy bombardments, a fire began in the area, which still continues.
3-The war-planes belongs to the occupier Turkish state army have been carrying out air-bombardments on the area of River of Haci Beg, the Hills of Goste and Genistepe and, the area of Geliye Nirkola/Semdinli/Hakkari, since 28 July at 15:00 hour.As a result of these enemy air-bombardments, fires began in the areas, which still continues.
4-On 27 July, our guerrillas carried out an action by targeting a police vehicle patrolling on the Roads of Van and Ercis. As a result, 2 policeman killed and 2 others wounded. Aftermath of the action, the occupier Turkish state army launched a military operation in the area.
On 28 July at around 03:00 hour, clashes occurred in between our guerrillas and occupier forces of the Turkish state army in the central city of Van. The clashes continued until 08:00 hour. As a result of these clashes while one of our guerrilla friend name Munzur reached to martry, another guerrilla friend name Botan (Mehmet Cin) wounded and captured as a prisoner by enemy forces.
The I.D. Details of our Mrtryd Guerrilla;
Code Name: Munzur Cele
Real Name: Hayati Olmez
Name of Mother/Father: Maria/Necmettin
Place of Birth: Hakkari

5-On 26 July at around 21:45 hours, our guerrillas carried out an action by targeting the Police Houses belongs to the Police HQ, in the district of Gever/Hakkari. While the number of killed and wounded enemy couldn’t be able to clerified, enemy forces opened fire on the surrounding area with no aim and later launched a operation in the suburbs of the district of Gever with participation of armoured vehicles. Also, many ambulances deployed to the scene of the initial action.
6-On 28 July at around 06:00 hour, our guerrillas carried out an action targeting the Hill of the Gare military station, in the district of Semdinli/Hakkari. As a result, one enemy soldier killed by our guerrillas. Aftermath of the action, the occupier forces of the Turkish state army carried out obus and mortar bombardments on the area of action, for an hour.
7-On 28 July in between 15:00-20:00 hours, our guerrillas carried out an action by targeting military brigade with heavy weaponary, in the district of Semdinli/Hakkari. The number of killed and wounded enemy couldn’t be able to clerified.
HPG Media and Communication Center
29. 07. 2012