TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC
1- On 20 August in between 06:00-09:00 hours, the Turkish state army brought new enforcment of soldiers with four scorscy type helicopters to the Hills of Late Kewa, Bilican and Gire/Cele/Hakkari. There has been preparation for a comprehensive military operation in the area.
2- On 20 August in between 01:30-02:30 hours, the war planes belongs to the Turkish state army carried an air raid on the areas of Desta Kafya and the River of Xazir/Gare/the Medya Defence Areas. As a result of this air attack, on of the houses belongs to a villager in the area of Desta Kafya have been hit. Also, the gardens and the trees belongs to the villagers have been damaged.
3- On 20 August in between 02:00-03:00 hours, the war planes belongs to the Turkish state army carried an air-raids against the areas of Geliye Pisaxa and Dola Kongre/Haftanin/the Medya Defence Areas.
4- On 19 August in between 22:00-23:00 hours, the Turkish state army carried obus and mortar attack on the area of Sehit Beritan and the Village of Misoleka/Xakurke/the Medya Defence Areas. As a result, a fire began in the area, which still continous.
5- On 19 August in between 18:00-20:00 hours, both the Turkish state army and the Iranian army carried obus and mortar attacks on the areas of Sehit Beritan, the Straits of Koordine, Sehit Aziz, Sehit Ahmet, the Hill of Karker, the Cemetry of Martrys of Xakurke and the Village of Cennete/Xakurke/the Medya Defence Areas.
6- On 19 August, the Turkish state army carried obus and mortar attack all day along on the areas of Geliye Res, the Hill of Silo and Nokta Hidir and surrounding areas/Xakurke/the Medya Defence Areas.
7- On 19 August in between 18:00-19:00 hours, the Turkish state army carried obus and mortar attack on the areas of Geliye Avasin and Ava Basya/Zagros/the Medya Defence Areas.
8- The War Planes belongs to the Turkish state army carried air raids on the areas of Kortek, Kani Cenge and surrounding areas/Kandil/the Medya Defence Areas, in between 19 August at 22:00 hour to 20 August at 02:00 hour.
9- On 19 August at around 23:00 hour, war planes belongs to the Turkish state army carried air raids on the areas of Kuzine, Balakate and surrounding areas/Kandil/the Medya Defence Areas.
10- On 19 August in between 22:30-23:00 hours, war planes belongs to the Turkish state army carried air raids on the areas of Desta Kafya, the River of Xazir, the Villages of Siyane and Sedare/Gare/the Medya Defence Areas.
11- On 19 August at around 18:00 hour, our guerrillas carried an assasination action against a Binkar Army Station/Tatvan/Bitlis. As a result of this action, 1 enemy soldier killed.
12- On 19 August in between 21:30-23:00 hours, the war planes belongs to the Turkish state army carried air raid on the area of Geliye Pisaxa/Haftanin/the Medya Defence Areas.
13- On 19 August in between 21:30-22:00 hours, war planes belongs to the Turkish state army carried air raid on the area of Kani Guze/Metina/the Medya Defence Areas.
14- On 19 August in between 22:00-23:00 hours, war planes belongs to the Turkish state army carried air raids on the areas of in between Xeregol and Sikefta Birindara and the Village of Seve/Zap/the Medya Defence Areas.
15- On 19 August in between 16:30-18:00 hours, war planes belongs to the Turkish state army carried air raids on the areas of Kela Ertus, Sehit Newal, Gareya Bicuk and Sehit Colemerg/Zap/the Medya Defence Areas. Aftermath of the air raids, the same areas also hit by obus and mortars.
16- On 19 August in between 16:00-19:00 hours, the Turkish state army carried obus and mortar attacks on the areas of Mahir Mirzo, Resme, Ore, the Villages of Zere, Xeregol, Sikefta Birindara, the Hill of Karker, Bane Cemede, Ciyares, the Hill of Cehennem, the Village of Fila, Cemco and the Cemetry of the Martrys in Cemco/Zap/the Medya Defence Areas. As a result of this attacks, a fire began in the area which still continues.
17- The military operation which launched on 18 August by the Turkish state army in the area of Hengirvan/Dersim, extended to the areas of Zage, Dokuzkayalar and Uzuntarla and still continues.
18- On 18 August in between 22:00-23:00 hours, the Iranian army carried obus and mortar attack on the areas of Dola Xedare, the surrounding area of Cemetry of Marteys/Xinere/the Medya Defence Areas.
HPG Press and Communication Center
20/08/2011