Press Release
1. Within the scope of the second phase of the Martyr Bedran Gundikremo and Martyr Nalîn Muş revolutionary campaign, our guerrilla forces carried out actions against the occupying Turkish army in Hakkari's Şemzînan (Şemdini) and Gever (Yüksekova) districts.
On September 14, at 09.00, our YJA Star forces carried out an assassination action against the enemy soldiers deployed on the Bayê hill of the Gever district. One enemy soldier was killed in the action.
On the same day, at 14.00, our forces carried out an action against the enemy soldiers deployed on the top of the Kurê Mizgeftê hill of Şemzînan. The number of dead and wounded enemy soldiers in the action, where enemy positions were struck effectively, could not be clarified.
2. Within the scope of Martyr Serdem and Martyr Nudem Revolutionary campaign, on 20 September, at 120.20, our forces carried out an action targeting the enemy soldiers positioned on a hill for the security of Keraşa outpost in Cizre district of Şırnak. As a result of the effective hits, one soldier was killed.
Following the action, the occupying forces bombarded the area with howitzers and mortars.
3. On September 13, around 06.30, the occupying Turkish army launched an operation in the Gordê area of Ağrı's Tendürek mountain with the support of disguised units. The occupying army bombed the area with warplanes at 09.30 on the same day and with cobra-type attack helicopters at 11:00 hours.
On September 14th at 03:00, occupying forces bombarded the area with the support of unmanned aerial vehicles, howitzers and mortars.
The special war media has publicly reported the false news that five of our guerrillas were martyred in this operation launched by the occupying Turkish army. We have not had any losses during the attacks.5. The military-led road construction work carried out by the colonial Turkish state throughout Kurdistan by the occupation army is ongoing. The people who made the security route between the Hizan district of Bitlis and the districts of Tatvan were repeatedly warned by our forces.
Due to the failure to comply with these warnings, a warning action was organized by our forces to work the road at 15:30 on September 14th.
4. The military-led road construction work carried out by the colonial Turkish state throughout Kurdistan by the occupation army is ongoing. The individuals who made the security route between the Hizan district of Bitlis and the district of Tatvan were repeatedly warned by our forces.
Due to the failure to comply with these warnings, a warning action was organized by our forces against the road construction at 15:30 on September 14th.
September 15, 2017
HPG Press Centre