HPG

Kurdistan People's Defence Forces

TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

1-In the night hours of 26 July, our guerrillas paid an unexpected visit to the Village of Qaraci, in the district of Baskale/Van, and arrested 2 people name Aslan Bayer and Ayhan Tas on the bases of working in collobaration with occupier Turkish state army and carrying military hardware for the army.

2-While our guerrilla forces continue to control the area in between the district of Semdinli and the region of Gerdiya, the Road controls also continue in the fifth day as well. On 27 July, our guerrillas carried out Road and I.D. control on the road of Semdinli-Gerdiya. During the control, two enemy cobra type helicopters belongs to the occupier Turkish state army wanted to intervene to our guerrilla forces, yet they left the area after retaliation of our guerrillas.

On the same day at 17:00 hour, enemy forces began carrying out a bombardments with obus and mortars on the areas of Gumoke, the Hills of Gare and Konserve, the Valley of Robinos and the River of Haci Beg, in the district of Semdinli, until 28 of July at 07:00 hour, with no break.

3-On 27 July at around 19:30 hour, clashes occurred in between our YJA-Star guerrillas and occupier forces of the Turkish state army nearby the Cicekli military station/Dersim Central. As a result, 2 enemy soldiers killed. Aftermath of this clash, two enemy cobra type helicopters bombarded the area and as a result a bush-fire began. The bush-fire still continues in the area.

4-On 27 July at around 19:30 hours, our guerrillas carried out an action by targeting a sikorsky type helicopter, which was carrying military equipment and ammunition to the enemy soldiers, who launched a military operation in the area of Otlubasi/Ovacik/Dersim. The helicopter hit and damaged and, had to fly away from the area.

5-On 27 July at around 12:30 hour, our guerrillas carried out an action by targeting a militaty convoy, part of a military operation launched in the area in between Sere Seve and Eris military stations, in the district of Cukurca/Hakkari. During the action, 2 military vehicle have been hit and damaged. The number of killed and wounded enemy soldiers couldn’t be able to clerifyed.

6-On 27 July in between 08:00-12:30 hours, our guerrillas targeted enemy forces in the Oramar military station/Yuksekova/Hakkari, who were preparing to lunch a military operation. Aftermath of the action, short period of clashes occurred. The number of killed and wounded enemy soldiers during the action and clashes couldn’t be able to clerifyed.

Aftermath of action and clashes, in between 19:00-21:00 hours, the war-planes belongs to the occupier Turkish state army carried out air-bombardments on the Hill of Geper.

7-   On 27 July at 04:00 hour, the occupier forces of the Turkish state army carried out obus and mortar attack on the Mnt. Carcela, in between the districts of Semdinli and Yuksekova/Hakkari. As a result of this bombardment, many number of life-stock belongs to the villagers have been killed.

HPG Media and Communication Center

28. 07. 2012