TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC
1-On 12 August at around 06:00 hour, the occupier forces of Turkish state army launched a military operation by air-landing its soldiers on the regions of Xalvelyan and Xalyan, in the area of Akdag/Genc/Bingol. While the operational forces pulling back, at 12:00 hour, our guerrillas carried out an action on enemy. As a result, 2 enemy soldiers killed and 1 other wounded. Also, 1 sikorsky type helicopter hit and damaged by our guerrillas.
2-Our guerrillas carried out actions in both Semdinli and Yuksekova within the scope of ongoing guerrilla operations in the districts of Semdinli, Cukurca and Yuksekova/Hakkari.
Within this scope; on 11 August in between 21:00-21:30 hours, our guerrillas carried out actions both on the Governer’s house and Police Houses in the district of Yuksekova/Hakkari. The number of killed and wounded enemy couldn’t be able to clerified.
On 12 August, our guerrillas carried out following actions; at around 06:00 hour against 2 cobra and 1 sikorsky type enemy helicopters, which wanted land to the Oramar military station; at 08:00 hour 1 sikorsky type helicopter flying from Yuksekova towards the military stations of Oramar and Sitazin; at 16:00 hour, 1 sikorsky type helicopter flying from Rubarok to Semdinli. As a result, all the enemy helicopters had to repulsed.
Our guerrillas also still continous to control the Road and I.D. check-ups on the Road of Yuksekova-Oramar, which they started on 12 August at around 11:00 hour.
The occupier forces of Turkish state army carried out bombardments on the Mnt. Carcela, with obus and mortars, on 12 August in between 18:00-19:00 hours.
HPG Media and Communication Center
13. 08. 2012