TO THE PUBLIC AND THE PRESS

In accordance with the unilateral non-action decision taken by our movement since 21st of October,2009, in the month of October , the Turkish state army have carried out 35 military destruction operations against our forces. As a result of greater awareness of the our guerrillas, only 4 unwanted clashes occurred of these military operations, and our guerrillas have not taken any planned actions during this month.

During the month of October, against our Northern States as well as against the Medya Defence Areas, a total of 27 canon and 7 air-strikes made by the Turkish state, and as a result of these attacks the total of 13 of our comrades martyred. Also, 1 on the Iranian border  and 1 in Van, total of 2 of our patriotics slaughtered by the Iranian and Turkish armies. In the month of  October, Turkish state army have planted land mines in different parts of Kurdistan and as a result of explosion of one these land mines 1 civilian have been wounded. And, in Cyprus, a youth , who was in the Turkish Repuclic Army’s troops, have had deserted his troops and joined to the our HPG ranks. Again, many civilian settlements, gardens have been damaged, dozens of animals wasted and the geography of Kurdistan burnt as a result of the howitzer and mortar attacks carried out by the Turkish state army.

The total military operations carried out by TSK: 35

The total air strike made by TSK: 7 (3 in Hakkari,2 in Dersim,2 in Bingol)

The total obus and mortars attacks taken by TSK: 27 (5 in Hakkari, 1 in Sirnak, 14 in Zap, 4 in Haftanin, 3 in Zagros)

The total unwanted clashes occurred during military operations of TSK: 4

The total no. of actions taken by HPG: None

The total no. of Martryed guerrillas: 13

The total no. of slaugtered Kurdish patriots: 2

NOT: HPG- PEOPLES DEFENCE FORCE

TSK- TURKISH STATE ARMY

THE PRESS LIASION CENTRE - HPG