TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC
1-On 20 July at around 19:10 hour, clashes occurred in between YJA-Star guerrillas and operational forces of ocupier Turkish state army nearby the Hill of Serefiye, Mnt. Gabar, in the district of Cizre/Sirnak. As a result, 1 enemy soldier killed. Aftermath, enemy forces bombarded the area with obus and mortars .
2-On 21 Jul, our guerrillas arrested 3 villagers, whome have been organised and sent by enemy to collect information on where abouts of our guerrillas bases, nearby the Village of Bunusra/Mnt. Gabar. Arrested 3 villagers have been released after their interrogation finelised and necessary warnings made. Our guerrillas also confiscated 3 rifles belongs to them.
3-On 21 July at around 17:00 hour, our guerrillas have detained a person name Selmas Ozkan, who has taken responsibility of a building of a road for military usage and collobarating with enemy, nearby the Village of Bedeve/Semdinli/Hakkari.
4-On 21 July at 16:00 hour, our guerrillas detained the head of the Village-guards of the Village of Nise, in the Valley of Lewina/Hakkari. He has been detained on the basis of carrying soldier and military euipments with his own car, encouraging to become a village-guard and carrying out spying activities on behalf of enemy. Also, his vehicle which he has been carrying enemy soldier and materials have been burnt and destroyed.
5-There are contra units made of 5 people have been searching some of the villages in the district of Hozat/Dersim, in order to find out whereabouts of the guerrilla bases. Also, thermals working with natural energy have been placed by enemy in the bushes in between Alibogazi and the district of Hozat for the same puroses.
6-The hidden military units belongs to occupier Turkish state army carrying out search and ambushes in the areas of Cemce, Sax Yolu, Dumanli, Kaniya Karanfila, Gola Kazax and Deli Zozan/Kagizman/Kars.
HPG Media and Communication Center
22. 07. 2012