HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

1-On 1 September in between 09:30-13:00 and 14:30-17:00 hours, our guerrillas carried out two separate road controls in between the area of Gerdiye and Semdinli/Hakkari. While our guerrillas stopped and control the I.D.s of the people in the vehicles, also informed the them about latest devolopments. The occupier Turkish state army attempted to intervene to the second road control made by our guerrillas, with cobra type helicopters, yet our guerrillas retaliated and as a result the enemy cobra type helicopters retreated.

2-On 1 September at around 17:30 hour, the occupier Turkish state army launvhed a military operation by air-landing its forces on the areas of Ballimezra, Qaleya Seyid Riza and Bokir, in between the district of Ovacik and Dersim Central.

3-On 1 September in between 22:00-23:00 hours, the war-planes belongs to occupier Turkish state army carried out air-bombardments on the Hill of Genis and the Mnt. Goman/Semdinli/Hakkari.

4-The occupier Turkish state army have been carrying out obus and mortar bombardments on the areas of Ciyaye Dera, Desta Bira and the Villages of Spivyan/Mnt. Gabar/Sirnak. As a result of these bombardments bush-fire began in the area, which still continues.

HPG Media and Communication Center

02. 09. 2012